Land Conservation

Orange is a leader in private land conservation with over 25,000 acres protected, including more than one third of the land in the Madison Barbour Rural Historic District.

3,072 Acres Added to Orange County Easements in 2007

3,072 acres were conserved in 2007, bringing the grand total to over 25,000 acres of privately conserved land.

Protected Lands in Orange County

This map shows the over 25,000 acres of privately protected land in Orange County as well as publicly protected lands.

Madison's Legacy: Still Growing

700 acres to be conserved at Montpelier will protect a freedman's farm and Civil War encampments, buffer an old-growth forest and assure public access.