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Welcome!
Welcome to the Peaks of Otter Conservation Association’s (POCA) web
site. POCA (formerly the Bedford Citizens for Land Preservation – BCLP)
is a volunteer, citizen-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which is
dedicated to conserving Bedford’s open space and rural landscape. We
have designed this web site to provide you with relevant information
dealing with conservation issues. We hope you find this web site useful
and we would welcome any suggestions on how to improve it.
Click here to provide any
suggestions.
Spring Landowner Workshop on Conservation Easements
If you are a landowner who would like more information on the
possibility of conserving your land through a conservation easement,
then plan on attending a Landowner Workshop on April 8, 2010, at
7:00 PM in the Bedford Area Welcome Center, 816 Burks Hill
Road. The workshop is being sponsored by the Western Virginia Land
Trust (WVLT). If you are unable to attend this workshop, WVLT is
sponsoring other workshops throughout the region.
Click here
for the entire schedule of landowner workshops.
Bedford County Agricultural Economic Development Advisory
Board
In the spring of 2007, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors
established the Agricultural Economic Development Advisory Board as an
independent advisory board.
Their mission is to develop and implement a continuing plan to sustain
and enhance our rural economy, including (but not limited to) support
for farms, dairies, cattle operations, orchards,
specialty growers and
businesses that support agriculture. For mroe information about
this board,
click
here.
Conserving Open Space Saves Money
To learn more about the Cost of Community Services Study for Bedford
County,
click here.
Donate to Peaks of Otter Conservation Association
The Peaks of Otter Conservation Association is supported solely through
donations. Gifts are deductible for state and federal income tax
purposes. To make a donation, make checks payable to Peaks of
Otter Conservation Association and mail to: P.O. Box 86,
Bedford, VA 24523.
To learn more about our organization,
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