2024-10-28T08:14:59-04:00 2023-12-31 541451026 HARRIS HARDY & JOHNSTONE PC 300 ARBORETUM PL STE 660 RICHMOND VA 23236 990 2023-01-01 202797635 CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY INC CAPI 2023020153 P O BOX 17306 RICHMOND VA 23226 L PRESTON BRYANT PRESIDENT 2023020153 2024-10-22 true true GEORGE G CROWELL CPA P00585821 8045600560 2024-10-22 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z L PRESTON BRYANT 200 S 3RD STREET RICHMOND VA 23219 3956447 false X WWW.CAPITALREGIONLAND.ORG X 2005 VA TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC LAND AND WATER RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S CAPITAL REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 17 17 6 155 0 5958317 3318774 0 6162 31141 12284 20006 5976763 3369921 0 0 282491 406058 0 38672 540530 705960 823021 1112018 5153742 2257903 9011019 11399739 551881 507360 8459138 10892379 X TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC LAND AND WATER RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S CAPITAL REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 840918 FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2023: IN 2023 CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. ("THE CONSERVANCY) RECORDED FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS SOLELY HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CO-HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, ONE THIRD PARTY RIGHT TO ENFORCE, AND ACQUIRED TWO PROPERTIES UNDER OWNERSHIP. THE EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 57.9-ACRE EASEMENT IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY LOCATED ALONG WEST RUN CREEK AND PROTECTS A GLOBALLY THREATENED PLANT SPECIES; 2) 5.26-ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE BON AIR HISTORIC DISTRICT; 3) 87.13-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON MUDDY CREEK AND WITHIN THE VIRGINIA WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY RESILIENCE CORRIDOR; 4) 130.14-ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY CONTAINS 88.69 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 2,832 FEET ALONG NEWFOUND RIVER, AND 35 ACRES OF FRESHWATER EMERGENT AND FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLANDS. THE CO-HELD EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 4.3-ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND CO-HELD WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO PROTECT A PORTION OF THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM LOCATED ON DOCK STREET; 2) 170.09-ACRE EASEMENT IN HENRICO COUNTY CO-HELD WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS 124 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB AND FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLANDS AND 1.575 MILES ALONG THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER; 3) 130.14-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY CO-HELD WITH THE MONACAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS 113 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND EQUESTRIAN CENTER; 4) 287.51-ACRE EASEMENT IN HENRICO AND NEW KENT COUNTIES, ASSIGNED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND RESTATED, CO-HELD WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE ALONG THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER AND IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL CORE. THE THIRD PARTY RIGHT TO ENFORCE WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE HISTORIC JAMES GREENBELT CORPORATION ON LAND THAT WAS GIFTED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND IS PART OF THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM. THE LAND ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD, KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023; 2) 41.02 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 5 A VIRGINIA SCENIC BYWAY - KNOWN AS LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 34.6 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF GLENDALE, MALVERN HILL, AND FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELDS AND BUFFERS THE ADJACENT RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK.THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 34.645 ACRES TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO TRANSFER THE PROPERTY TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY FACILITATED THREE ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS. THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA CONSERVED THE 85.96-ACRE PROPERTY IN HANOVER COUNTY THAT IS DOMINATED BY PRIME AGRICULTURAL SOILS. THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES CONSERVED THE 56.4-ACRE DREXEL-MORRELL PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY THAT PRESERVES THE HISTORIC ROSEMONT HOUSE AND GROUNDS. THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST PROTECTED THE 50.4-ACRE ROBERTSON-WELCH TRACT IN THE CORE OF FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY MAINTAINED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM OF THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO MAINTAINED ACCREDITATION BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND EARNED THE GUIDESTAR PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FOR 2023. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE AWARD OF MERIT FROM THE HENRICO HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD FROM FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVER, AND THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AWARD FROM PRESERVATION VIRGINIA. CRLCS DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS MICHAEL LIPFORD WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE BRIDGE BUILDER AWARD FROM VIRGINIAFOREVER. THE CONSERVANCY SPONSORED THE RVA ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AND VIRGINIAS UNITED LAND TRUSTSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE CONSERVANCY COORDINATED GUIDED NATURE HIKES OF SIX OF THEIR CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES WITH A TOTAL OF 153 ATTENDEES; COORDINATED TWO VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UPS AT PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY CONTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 112 VOLUNTEER HOURS; PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS OF THE RVAGREEN 2050 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, LOWER CHICKAHOMINY WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE, AND VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORK WORKGROUPS; STAFF ATTENDED THE VIRGINIAS UNITED LAND TRUSTS CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL; INCREASED TO 1,940 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK, 1,099 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, AND 327 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER; SHARED ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS WITH 2,677 SUBSCRIBERS VIA 21 EMAIL NEWSLETTERS; RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 605 DONORS INCLUDING 156 NEW MEMBERS; RENEWAL RATE IN EXCESS OF 73%; AND GARNERED MORE THAN 115 PRESS MENTIONS DISCUSSING CRLCS CONSERVATION WORK AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY IN SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, VIRGINIA BUSINESS, RICHMOND FREE PRESS, RICHMOND MAGAZINE, HENRICO CITIZEN, AXIOS, RICHMOND BIZSENSE, POWHATAN TODAY, GOOCHLAND GAZETTE, BLUE RIDGE OUTDOORS MAGAZINE, VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL NEWSLETTERS, AS WELL AS VIRGINIA PUBLIC MEDIA/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, CBS6, NBC12, ABC8, AND OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION BROADCASTS. THE CONSERVANCY FACILITATED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON THE URGENCY OF ENSURING THAT ALL VIRGINIANS HAVE DAILY ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS. MAINTAINED A MODERN, USER-FRIENDLY CRLC WEBSITE WITH 3 BLOG POSTS; STAFF WERE GUEST SPEAKERS AT 15 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; TABLED AT 6 COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND EDUCATED NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS IN PRESERVING THEIR PROPERTY. AT ITS VARINA LANDLAB, THE CONSERVANCY IMPROVED THREE VISITOR PARKING AREAS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, MANAGED 4 MILES OF TRAILS, AND OFFICIALLY OPENED THE PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED STUDENT VISITS FROM CLASSES AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CONSERVANCY HELPED SECURE LAND FOR PUBLIC ACCESS IN RICHMOND CITY, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, AND HENRICO COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY CO-AUTHORED WITH TWO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS A WHITE-PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORKS OUR COMMON AGENDA: 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL BRIEFING BOOK. THE CONSERVANCY LEAD EFFORTS TO PRODUCE WRITING THE LAND: VIRGINIA AN ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY FEATURING 11 LAND TRUSTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED THE 2023 FIELDS, FORESTS + STREAMS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT THAT RAISED APPROXIMATELY 32,000 TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCYS OPERATIONS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE CONSERVANCY OWNS NINE FEE-SIMPLE PROPERTIES AS OF 12/31/23. THESE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. APPROXIMATELY 9.5 FORESTED ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COMPRISED OF 3 ISLANDS IN THE SCENIC APPOMATTOX RIVER THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM NEARBY PARKS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND DINWIDDIE COUNTY AND ARE INTEGRAL TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL MASTER PLAN. 2. 39 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON LONG BRIDGE ROAD UPON WHICH THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF A REGIONAL STONEWARE POTTERY INDUSTRY AND CHANGES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION FROM THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, RECONSTRUCTION, AND INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 3. 13.1 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND THAT IS PLANNED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH CRLC HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2.2 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 2,367 FEET ALONG GRINDALL CREEK. AS A FUTURE PARK, THE PROPERTY WILL SERVE MORE THAN 2,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN A 10 -MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOME. 4. 353.27 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY, PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, WAS ACQUIRED BY CRLC LAND HOLDINGS INC - THE CONSERVANCYS DISREGARDED ENTITY - FOR ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS IN EASTERN HENRICO COUNTY, THE ACQUISITION OF WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. 5. 28.1 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS FOUR MILE CREEK FARM. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 12.4 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 1,128 FEET ALONG FOUR MILE CREEK, 419 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, AND IS WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. 6. 37.56 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND 1.858 ACRES IN CITY OF PETERSBURG PURCHASED BY THE CONSERVANCY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC PARKS AND EXTENSION OF THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON THE LAND IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN 2022. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON 34.645 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 3.5 ACRES OF THE LAND IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THEN TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 22,654 FEET OF FRONTAGE ALONG THE APPOMATTOX RIVER, A STATE DESIGNATED SCENIC RIVER AND NUMEROUS ARCHEAOLOGICAL SITES PERTAINING TO 18- AND 19- CENTURY INDUSTRAIL MILLS, CANALS, AND DAMS. 7. 3.46 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND THAT IS INTENDED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 8. 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023. 9. 41.02 ACES IN HENRICO COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 5 A VIRGINIA SCENIC BYWAY - KNOWN AS LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 34.6 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF GLENDALE, MALVERN HILL, AND FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELDS AND BUFFERS THE ADJACENT RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK.THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS SIXTEEN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER PARK, PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMONDS SOUTH SIDE. 2. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE PROPERTY, PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMONDS SOUTHSIDE. 3. 145.22 ACRE PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY KNOWN AS NORWOOD THAT IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER. 4. 180.84 ACRE PROPERTY IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WITH ONE MILE OF FRONTAGE ON THE JAMES RIVER CONTAINING 80 ACRES OF EMERGENT WETLANDS, ADJACENT TO WETLANDS OWNED BY THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, AND ACROSS THE RIVER FROM 810-ACRE DUTCH GAP CONSERVATION AREA, AND WITHIN THE VIEWSHED OF HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK. 5. 96.31 ACRE PROPERTY IN HANOVER COUNTY WITH 42 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND SOILS AND 0.5 MILES OF ROAD FRONTAGE ALONG TAYLORS CREEK ROAD TO AFFORD TRAVELING PUBLIC VIEW ACROSS OPEN FIELDS AND OF HISTORIC WESTERHAM HOUSE. 6. 49 ACRE PROPERTY IN HENRICO COUNTY WITH 32 ACRES PRIME FARMLAND SOILS, SOILS OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE, 970 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON THE JAMES RIVER, AND 0.3 MILES OF ROAD FRONTAGE ALONG OSBORNE TURNPIKE TO AFFORD TRAVELING PUBLIC VIEW ACROSS OPEN FIELDS OF HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 7. 0.765 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND - THE LIMITATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS OF WHICH WILL HELP PRESERVE THE VIEWSHED OF THE JAMES RIVER FROM LIBBY HILL, CONSISTENT WITH THE VA GENERAL ASSEMBLYS HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 658 IN 2007. 8. 3.036 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH 307 FEET OF FRONTAGE AND FORESTED VEGETATED RIPARIAN BUFFER ON THE JAMES RIVER PARK NORTH BANK AND THE KANAWHA CANAL OF THE JAMES RIVER ALSO BEING IN A WATERSHED PRESERVATION AREA OF HIGH VALUE. 9. 1.33 ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY BEING DESIGNATED AS A HIGHEST PRIORITY LAND IN THE FLOODPLAINS AND FLOODING RESILIENCE CATEGORY OF CONSERVEVIRGINIA 3.0; APPROXIMATELY 744 FEET OF FOREST/VEGATATED RIPARIAN BUFFERS ALONG WETLANDS AND RATTLESNAKE CREEK. 10. 0.85 ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND LOCATED ON DOCK STREET AND ALONG THE JAMES RIVER FOR THE JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATIONS JAMES BUZZARD RIVER EDUCATION CENTER AND EXTENSION OF THE VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL. 11. 51.62 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE WARE BOTTOM CHURCH BATTLEFIELD WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR A FUTURE PUBLIC PARK OWNED AND OPERATED BY CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 12. 12.65 ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK. 13. 57.9 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY LOCATED ALONG WEST RUN CREEK AND PROTECTS A GLOBALLY THREATENED PLANT SPECIES 14. 5.26 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE BON AIR HISTORIC DISTRICT 15. 87.13 ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON MUDDY CREEK AND WITHIN THE VIRGINIA WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY RESILIENCE CORRIDOR 16. 130.14 ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY CONTAINS 88.69 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 2,832 FEET ALONG NEWFOUND RIVER, AND 35 ACRES OF FRESHWATER EMERGENT AND FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLANDS. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS TWENTY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 2 EASEMENTS WITH VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 388.9 ACRES IN CITY OF RICHMOND. 2. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 2 EASEMENTS WITH VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION, A VIRGINIA STATE AGENCY, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 337.4 ACRES IN POWHATAN COUNTY AND 262 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 3. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 9 EASEMENTS WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 1,191.6 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY. 4. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH THE MONACAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AS OF 12/31/23. THIS EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 130 ACRES IN POWHATAN COUNTY. 5. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 3 EASEMENTS WITH JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION, A TAX- EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 278.5 ACRES IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. 6. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AS OF 12/31/23. THIS EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 26.9 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 7. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA, A TAX -EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS OF 12/31/23. THE EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 73.55 ACRES IN HANOVER COUNTY. 8. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED AS AN ASSET DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TYPICAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH NO AFFIRMATIVE RIGHTS EXCEPT THE RIGHT TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE EASEMENT. IN INSTANCES WHEREBY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE ACQUIRED BY A SPECIFIC GRANT OR RESTRICTED DONATIONS, THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ACQUIRE THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT ARE EXPENSED IN THE PERIOD INCURRED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HELD SIXTEEN AND TWELVE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COVERING 823.47 AND 543.04 ACRES ON PROPERTIES OWNED BY OTHERS, RESPECTIVELY, AND CO-HELD TWENTY AND SIXTEEN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS COVERING 2,707.14 AND 2,115.24 ACRES ON PROPERTIES OWNED BY OTHERS, RESPECTIVELY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS MISSION TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL AND HISTORIC LAND AND WATER RESOURCES OF VIRGINIA'S CAPITAL REGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECOGNIZED NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2023: IN 2023 CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY, INC. ("THE CONSERVANCY) RECORDED FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS SOLELY HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, FOUR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CO-HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, ONE THIRD PARTY RIGHT TO ENFORCE, AND ACQUIRED TWO PROPERTIES UNDER OWNERSHIP. THE EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 57.9-ACRE EASEMENT IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY LOCATED ALONG WEST RUN CREEK AND PROTECTS A GLOBALLY THREATENED PLANT SPECIES; 2) 5.26-ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE BON AIR HISTORIC DISTRICT; 3) 87.13-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON MUDDY CREEK AND WITHIN THE VIRGINIA WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY RESILIENCE CORRIDOR; 4) 130.14-ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY CONTAINS 88.69 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 2,832 FEET ALONG NEWFOUND RIVER, AND 35 ACRES OF FRESHWATER EMERGENT AND FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLANDS. THE CO-HELD EASEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 4.3-ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND CO-HELD WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TO PROTECT A PORTION OF THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM LOCATED ON DOCK STREET; 2) 170.09-ACRE EASEMENT IN HENRICO COUNTY CO-HELD WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS 124 ACRES OF FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB AND FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLANDS AND 1.575 MILES ALONG THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER; 3) 130.14-ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY CO-HELD WITH THE MONACAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS 113 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND EQUESTRIAN CENTER; 4) 287.51-ACRE EASEMENT IN HENRICO AND NEW KENT COUNTIES, ASSIGNED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND RESTATED, CO-HELD WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE ALONG THE CHICKAHOMINY RIVER AND IMPORTANT ECOLOGICAL CORE. THE THIRD PARTY RIGHT TO ENFORCE WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE HISTORIC JAMES GREENBELT CORPORATION ON LAND THAT WAS GIFTED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND IS PART OF THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM. THE LAND ACQUISITIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD, KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023; 2) 41.02 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 5 A VIRGINIA SCENIC BYWAY - KNOWN AS LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 34.6 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF GLENDALE, MALVERN HILL, AND FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELDS AND BUFFERS THE ADJACENT RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK.THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 34.645 ACRES TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO TRANSFER THE PROPERTY TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY FACILITATED THREE ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS. THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA CONSERVED THE 85.96-ACRE PROPERTY IN HANOVER COUNTY THAT IS DOMINATED BY PRIME AGRICULTURAL SOILS. THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES CONSERVED THE 56.4-ACRE DREXEL-MORRELL PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY THAT PRESERVES THE HISTORIC ROSEMONT HOUSE AND GROUNDS. THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST PROTECTED THE 50.4-ACRE ROBERTSON-WELCH TRACT IN THE CORE OF FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY MAINTAINED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE LAND TRUST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION, AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM OF THE LAND TRUST ALLIANCE. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO MAINTAINED ACCREDITATION BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND EARNED THE GUIDESTAR PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY FOR 2023. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE AWARD OF MERIT FROM THE HENRICO HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD FROM FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVER, AND THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AWARD FROM PRESERVATION VIRGINIA. CRLCS DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS MICHAEL LIPFORD WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE BRIDGE BUILDER AWARD FROM VIRGINIAFOREVER. THE CONSERVANCY SPONSORED THE RVA ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AND VIRGINIAS UNITED LAND TRUSTSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE CONSERVANCY COORDINATED GUIDED NATURE HIKES OF SIX OF THEIR CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROPERTIES WITH A TOTAL OF 153 ATTENDEES; COORDINATED TWO VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UPS AT PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CONSERVANCY CONTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF 112 VOLUNTEER HOURS; PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS OF THE RVAGREEN 2050 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, LOWER CHICKAHOMINY WATERSHED COLLABORATIVE, AND VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORK WORKGROUPS; STAFF ATTENDED THE VIRGINIAS UNITED LAND TRUSTS CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL; INCREASED TO 1,940 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK, 1,099 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, AND 327 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER; SHARED ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS WITH 2,677 SUBSCRIBERS VIA 21 EMAIL NEWSLETTERS; RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 605 DONORS INCLUDING 156 NEW MEMBERS; RENEWAL RATE IN EXCESS OF 73%; AND GARNERED MORE THAN 115 PRESS MENTIONS DISCUSSING CRLCS CONSERVATION WORK AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND CONSERVATION AND WATER QUALITY IN SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS THE RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, VIRGINIA BUSINESS, RICHMOND FREE PRESS, RICHMOND MAGAZINE, HENRICO CITIZEN, AXIOS, RICHMOND BIZSENSE, POWHATAN TODAY, GOOCHLAND GAZETTE, BLUE RIDGE OUTDOORS MAGAZINE, VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL NEWSLETTERS, AS WELL AS VIRGINIA PUBLIC MEDIA/NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, CBS6, NBC12, ABC8, AND OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION BROADCASTS. THE CONSERVANCY FACILITATED EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ON THE URGENCY OF ENSURING THAT ALL VIRGINIANS HAVE DAILY ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS. MAINTAINED A MODERN, USER-FRIENDLY CRLC WEBSITE WITH 3 BLOG POSTS; STAFF WERE GUEST SPEAKERS AT 15 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; TABLED AT 6 COMMUNITY EVENTS; AND EDUCATED NUMEROUS LANDOWNERS IN PRESERVING THEIR PROPERTY. AT ITS VARINA LANDLAB, THE CONSERVANCY IMPROVED THREE VISITOR PARKING AREAS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, MANAGED 4 MILES OF TRAILS, AND OFFICIALLY OPENED THE PROPERTY TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED STUDENT VISITS FROM CLASSES AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CONSERVANCY HELPED SECURE LAND FOR PUBLIC ACCESS IN RICHMOND CITY, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, AND HENRICO COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY CO-AUTHORED WITH TWO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS A WHITE-PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORKS OUR COMMON AGENDA: 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL BRIEFING BOOK. THE CONSERVANCY LEAD EFFORTS TO PRODUCE WRITING THE LAND: VIRGINIA AN ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY FEATURING 11 LAND TRUSTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED THE 2023 FIELDS, FORESTS + STREAMS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT THAT RAISED APPROXIMATELY 32,000 TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVANCYS OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FORM 990-EZ, PART III LINE 31, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE CONSERVANCY OWNS NINE FEE-SIMPLE PROPERTIES AS OF 12/31/23. THESE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. APPROXIMATELY 9.5 FORESTED ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COMPRISED OF 3 ISLANDS IN THE SCENIC APPOMATTOX RIVER THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM NEARBY PARKS IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND DINWIDDIE COUNTY AND ARE INTEGRAL TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL MASTER PLAN. 2. 39 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON LONG BRIDGE ROAD UPON WHICH THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC THEMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISE OF A REGIONAL STONEWARE POTTERY INDUSTRY AND CHANGES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION FROM THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR, RECONSTRUCTION, AND INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. 3. 13.1 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND THAT IS PLANNED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH CRLC HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2.2 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 2,367 FEET ALONG GRINDALL CREEK. AS A FUTURE PARK, THE PROPERTY WILL SERVE MORE THAN 2,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN A 10 -MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOME. 4. 353.27 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY, PREVIOUSLY PROTECTED WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HELD BY THE CONSERVANCY, WAS ACQUIRED BY CRLC LAND HOLDINGS INC - THE CONSERVANCYS DISREGARDED ENTITY - FOR ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS IN EASTERN HENRICO COUNTY, THE ACQUISITION OF WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. 5. 28.1 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY ON NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS FOUR MILE CREEK FARM. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 12.4 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 1,128 FEET ALONG FOUR MILE CREEK, 419 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, AND IS WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. 6. 37.56 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, 0.934 ACRES IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND 1.858 ACRES IN CITY OF PETERSBURG PURCHASED BY THE CONSERVANCY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC PARKS AND EXTENSION OF THE APPOMATTOX RIVER TRAIL. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON THE LAND IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS IN 2022. IN 2023, THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION ON 34.645 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE ISLANDS IN THE APPOMATTOX RIVER LOCATED WITHIN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PETERSBURG. THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 3.5 ACRES OF THE LAND IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES AND THEN TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 22,654 FEET OF FRONTAGE ALONG THE APPOMATTOX RIVER, A STATE DESIGNATED SCENIC RIVER AND NUMEROUS ARCHEAOLOGICAL SITES PERTAINING TO 18- AND 19- CENTURY INDUSTRAIL MILLS, CANALS, AND DAMS. 7. 3.46 ACRES IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND THAT IS INTENDED AS A FUTURE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND PROPERTY PLANNED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND FOR INCLUSION IN THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION CO-HOLDING A CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPON ITS TRANSFER. 8. 49.09 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY OFF NEW MARKET ROAD KNOWN AS THE HASKINS TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 2,300 FEET ALONG AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF FOUR MILE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF WELL-PRESERVED CIVIL WAR EARTHWORKS, AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD. THE CONSERVANCY GRANTED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE HASKINS TRACT IN 2023. 9. 41.02 ACES IN HENRICO COUNTY ALONG ROUTE 5 A VIRGINIA SCENIC BYWAY - KNOWN AS LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE PROPERTY CONTAINS 34.6 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND AND IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CORE OF GLENDALE, MALVERN HILL, AND FIRST DEEP BOTTOM BATTLEFIELDS AND BUFFERS THE ADJACENT RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK.THE CONSERVANCY IS WORKING TO GRANT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF HISTORIC RESOURCES ON THE LITTLE MALVERN HILL TRACT. THE CONSERVANCY HOLDS SIXTEEN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER PARK, PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMONDS SOUTH SIDE. 2. 0.7099 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE PROPERTY, PRESERVING THE ICONIC VIEW OF DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM RICHMONDS SOUTHSIDE. 3. 145.22 ACRE PROPERTY IN POWHATAN COUNTY KNOWN AS NORWOOD THAT IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND ADJACENT TO THE JAMES RIVER. 4. 180.84 ACRE PROPERTY IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY WITH ONE MILE OF FRONTAGE ON THE JAMES RIVER CONTAINING 80 ACRES OF EMERGENT WETLANDS, ADJACENT TO WETLANDS OWNED BY THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, AND ACROSS THE RIVER FROM 810-ACRE DUTCH GAP CONSERVATION AREA, AND WITHIN THE VIEWSHED OF HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK. 5. 96.31 ACRE PROPERTY IN HANOVER COUNTY WITH 42 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND SOILS AND 0.5 MILES OF ROAD FRONTAGE ALONG TAYLORS CREEK ROAD TO AFFORD TRAVELING PUBLIC VIEW ACROSS OPEN FIELDS AND OF HISTORIC WESTERHAM HOUSE. 6. 49 ACRE PROPERTY IN HENRICO COUNTY WITH 32 ACRES PRIME FARMLAND SOILS, SOILS OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE, 970 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON THE JAMES RIVER, AND 0.3 MILES OF ROAD FRONTAGE ALONG OSBORNE TURNPIKE TO AFFORD TRAVELING PUBLIC VIEW ACROSS OPEN FIELDS OF HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 7. 0.765 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND - THE LIMITATIONS AND OBLIGATIONS OF WHICH WILL HELP PRESERVE THE VIEWSHED OF THE JAMES RIVER FROM LIBBY HILL, CONSISTENT WITH THE VA GENERAL ASSEMBLYS HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 658 IN 2007. 8. 3.036 ACRE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH 307 FEET OF FRONTAGE AND FORESTED VEGETATED RIPARIAN BUFFER ON THE JAMES RIVER PARK NORTH BANK AND THE KANAWHA CANAL OF THE JAMES RIVER ALSO BEING IN A WATERSHED PRESERVATION AREA OF HIGH VALUE. 9. 1.33 ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND WITH A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY BEING DESIGNATED AS A HIGHEST PRIORITY LAND IN THE FLOODPLAINS AND FLOODING RESILIENCE CATEGORY OF CONSERVEVIRGINIA 3.0; APPROXIMATELY 744 FEET OF FOREST/VEGATATED RIPARIAN BUFFERS ALONG WETLANDS AND RATTLESNAKE CREEK. 10. 0.85 ACRE EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND LOCATED ON DOCK STREET AND ALONG THE JAMES RIVER FOR THE JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATIONS JAMES BUZZARD RIVER EDUCATION CENTER AND EXTENSION OF THE VIRGINIA CAPITAL TRAIL. 11. 51.62 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE WARE BOTTOM CHURCH BATTLEFIELD WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR A FUTURE PUBLIC PARK OWNED AND OPERATED BY CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 12. 12.65 ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON TOTOPOTOMOY CREEK. 13. 57.9 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHARLES CITY COUNTY LOCATED ALONG WEST RUN CREEK AND PROTECTS A GLOBALLY THREATENED PLANT SPECIES 14. 5.26 ACRE EASEMENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY IN THE BON AIR HISTORIC DISTRICT 15. 87.13 ACRE EASEMENT IN POWHATAN COUNTY WITH FRONTAGE ON MUDDY CREEK AND WITHIN THE VIRGINIA WILDLIFE BIODIVERSITY RESILIENCE CORRIDOR 16. 130.14 ACRE EASEMENT IN HANOVER COUNTY CONTAINS 88.69 ACRES OF PRIME FARMLAND, 2,832 FEET ALONG NEWFOUND RIVER, AND 35 ACRES OF FRESHWATER EMERGENT AND FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLANDS. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS TWENTY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 2 EASEMENTS WITH VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 388.9 ACRES IN CITY OF RICHMOND. 2. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 2 EASEMENTS WITH VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION, A VIRGINIA STATE AGENCY, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 337.4 ACRES IN POWHATAN COUNTY AND 262 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 3. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 9 EASEMENTS WITH THE HENRICOPOLIS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 1,191.6 ACRES IN HENRICO COUNTY. 4. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH THE MONACAN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AS OF 12/31/23. THIS EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 130 ACRES IN POWHATAN COUNTY. 5. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 3 EASEMENTS WITH JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION, A TAX- EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS OF 12/31/23. THESE EASEMENTS CONSIST OF 278.5 ACRES IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. 6. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AS OF 12/31/23. THIS EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 26.9 ACRES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. 7. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA, A TAX -EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS OF 12/31/23. THE EASEMENT CONSISTS OF 73.55 ACRES IN HANOVER COUNTY. 8. THE CONSERVANCY CO-HOLDS 1 EASEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF BANDY FIELD, A TAX -EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MONITORING OF ANNUAL FILING FORMS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD PRESIDENT. ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY IS CLOSELY ADHERED TO BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO THE FULL BOARD AND DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES 153,620 142 118 CRLC LAND HOLDINGS LLC PO BOX 17306 RICHMOND VA 23226 850713003 OWN LAND VA 3258821 CAPITAL REGION LAND CONSERVANCY INC