SCFOJ- Feb 12- Meeting the Governor’s Land Conservation Goal
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Please mark your calendars now for this Sierra Club- Falls of the James event:
February 12, 7:00 pm - General Membership Meeting
Location: The Science Museum of Virginia (Discovery Room)
Program: Meeting the Governor’s Land Conservation Goal
Speaker: Sarah Richardson, Land Conservation Coordinator Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

“With every passing day, land is becoming more expensive and scarce. I will set up and meet this preservation goal during my term, not just because it’s the right thing to do. I will do it because, if I don’t, the opportunity to do it will not be there for future governors and future Virginians.“
- Governor Tim Kaine
In 1999, the General Assembly established the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to help buy and protect open spaces and parklands, lands of historic or cultural significance, farmlands and forests, and natural areas. During its first few years, its funding was minimal, and few resources were given permanent protection. Shortly after Governor Tim Kaine?s election, he announced an initiative to protect an additional 400,000 acres of land by the year 2010.

Ms Richardson will provide updates on the progress of this initiative, and share her vision of what Virginia must endeavor to preserve, and where and why, and offer suggestions as to new strategies for making the Commonwealth greener and cleaner.

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