Land Conservation
Fauquier stands out as one of the most successful places in the nation for private land conservation with nearly 82,000 acres protected, almost 20% of the county's total land.
With over 82,000 acres protected in Fauquier, private land conservation is providing major public benefits.
4,180 acres were preserved in 2007 for a grand total of nearly 82,000 acres conserved in the Fauquier County.
This map shows the over 81,900 acres of privately protected land in Fauquier County as well as publicly protected lands.
PEC is working with Fauquier County on the Rappahannock Station Battlefield Park in Remington, to finalize the land transfer from the developer to the County, to place appropriate easements on the property, and to plan the park layout.
Critical to Northern Virginia's drinking water supply.
Named in memory of former PEC Board Vice Chairman Julian Scheer, of Catlett.
A greater concentration of easements than anywhere else in the United States.
Protecting the Goose Creek watershed in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties.
