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Tax and Estate Planning in Rappahannock River Valley Region

 1031 Exchanges

   
Show Articles on 1031 Exchanges (5)
13 Components of a Successful Transferable Development Right Program
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For those of you who don’t know, TDR stands for Transferable Development Rights. Simply put, these are typically programs that are designed by local government to allow for the free market transfer of subdivision or development rights from a rural (agricultural and/or conservation) zone to a designated development zone within a jurisdiction.& ...

 

Like-Kind Exchanges of Conservation Easements
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Certain individuals who own land with significant conservation value, for example landowners of wildlife habitat or open space, can preserve the character of their land, obtain additional property, and defer taxes on the transaction, all at the same time.

 

What is a Like Kind Exchange?
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Internal Revenue Code section 1031 establishes the rules for like-kind exchanges. This is a tool that can be used by private landowners to defer real estate transfer taxes by exchanging one piece of property for another.

 

Year End Exchanges
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Like-kind exchanges that commence in one tax year and end in a subsequent tax year are sometimes called Year End Exchanges. Year End Exchanges contain some unique benefits and some hidden pitfalls.

 

Qualified Intermediaries
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A qualified intermediary (QI) is a neutral party who may assist a landowner in facilitating a like-kind exchange. The QI enters into a written agreement, known as the exchange agreement, with the landowner.

 

Show 1031 Exchanges Organizations & Professionals (89)
There are 89 resources serving Rappahannock River Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of 1031 Exchanges Organizations & Professionals serving Rappahannock River Valley Region
Agricultural Law Attorneys
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington , VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Farmers Legal Action Group
- St. Paul, MN
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Prince William, VA
John W. Anderson
Spotts Fain - Head of Real Estate Transactional Group - Richmond, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Timothy G. Moore
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Estate Planners
Duane E. Means
Foresters Incorporated - Blacksburg, VA
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Sullivan Andrews & Taylor, P.C.
- Virginia Beach, VA
Estate Planning Attorneys
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Ammon G. Dunton Jr.
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - Managing Partner - White Stone, VA
Angela M. Griffith
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Attorney, of Counsel - McLean, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
Henry P. Custis, Jr.
Custis, Lewis & Dix, L.L.P. - Accomac, VA
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Paul G. Izzo
Thompson McMullan PC - Director - Richmond, VA
Peter M. Huber
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Simon Sidamon-Eristof
Kalbian Hagerty LLP - of Counsel - Washington, DC
Stephen G. Reardon
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Stephen W. Lemon, Esq.
Martin, Hopkins & Lemon, P.C. - Roanoke, VA
The Branan Law Firm, PLLC
- Hillsborough, NC
Toy D. Savage, Jr.
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Qualified Intermediaries for 1031 Exchanges
1031 Exchange Advantage, TM
- Carlsbad, CA
1031 Exchange Professionals Inc.
David Kuns - San Mateo, CA
1031X.com, Inc.
Steven Hickox and Christopher T. Sayre - Co-founders - Denver, CO
Acacia Exchange Services
- Healdsburg, CA
Amherst Exchange Corporation
- Santa Barbara, CA
Asset Exchange Company
- San Francisco, CA
Asset Preservation, Inc.
- Roseville, CA
Atlas 1031 Exchange, LLC
Andy Gustafson, Certified Exchange Specialist® - President and Founder - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Brenda Muller
Asset Preservation, Inc - Division Manager - Harrisonburg, VA
Claudia Kiernan, Esq., CES
Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc - Vice President / Regional Manager - St. Augustine, FL
Custom 1031 Inc.
- Spokane, WA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Exchange Resources, Inc.
- San Diego, CA
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC
Elizabeth Harris - Vice President, Marketing & Business Development - San Diego, CA
Ken Dickinson
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Richmond, VA
Mission Bank 1031 Exchange, LLC
- Bakersfield, CA
Old Republic Exchange Facilitator Company (OREXCO)
Lori De Martini, Esq. - President - Glendale, CA
Rosa Esqueda
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC - Senior 1031 Exchange Consultant - Los Angeles, CA
Safe Harbor Exchange, Inc.
- Tustin, CA
Stephen Davis
Safe Harbor Asset Management - Huntington, NY
Steven W. Monk
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC - 1031 Exchange Consultant - Fresno, CA
Stewart 'Skip' Sacks
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Chesapeake, VA
Stuart Kruger
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Fairfax, VA
The Exchange Connection, Inc.
- Snohomish, WA
William Gessner
ES Group - Senior Exchange Counsel - Reston, VA
Xchange Solutions, Inc.
- San Jose, CA
Tax Advisors
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Law Attorneys
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
William A. Conway, J.D.
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Partner Attorney - McLean, VA

 Conservation Easements

   
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Leaving a Legacy of Land
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Protecting private lands that provide significant natural resource or cultural values is often a capstone objective for landowners, managers, and conservationists.

 

Conservation Almanac

The Trust for Public Land has created the Conservation Almanac, which is a great resource for understanding the context of the conservation and conservation finance movements. Here you can see how much land has been protected in your state, which state and federal agencies have protected the land, the ratio of money spent to land conserved, and policies and programs that could help your state reach its conservation objectives.

 

How a Conservation Easement Works - Sample example of conservation easement

A simple example illustrates how a conservation easement works in practice. Let’s assume pressure from buyers building vacation homes has pushed the value of land up in recent years to the point where the family is concerned about how the next generation will pay the estate tax bill without selling the land.

 

Land Preservation: An Essential Ingredient in Smart Growth
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The preservation of land for working rural landscapes, wildlife habitat, urban parks, recreational trails, and protecting water supplies and floodplains is emerging as an integral component of smart growth programs.

 

6 Basic Steps to Conveying a Conservation Easement
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How does one go about donating or selling a conservation easement.? There is no one right way to go about it. However, the following outline shows the most common steps to the process.

 

The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States
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Thomas Daniels and John Keene's new book breaks down the legal principles, federal and state requirements, and the legal issues that affect agricultural land preservation efforts.

 

Find a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs)

Find an LCC here. The 22 LCCs collectively form a network of resource managers and scientists who share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation. Each LCC brings together federal, state, and local governments along with Tribes and First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and interested public and private organizations. Our partners work collaboratively to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify science gaps, and avoid duplication through conservation planning and design. 

Managing the landscapes that provide our natural and cultural resources has become increasingly challenging. With the signing of Secretarial Order No. 3289, the Department of the Interior launched the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to better integrate science and management to address climate change and other landscape scale issues. By building a network that is holistic, collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in science, LCCs are working to ensure the sustainability of our economy, land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources. 

 

Using the Conservation Tax Incentive
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This short brochure summarizes the conservation easement tax incentive and provides answers to some frequently asked questions. For the late ...

 

Conservation Easements
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One tool for estate planners is the conservation easement, by which a landowner voluntarily restricts his or her land from being developed, restricts the amount of development or protects existing features, like a building facade with historic value.

 

Conservation Easements: How Flexible Is Too Flexible?

To ensure the continued conservation of natural resources and habitats, it is important to ensure that easements are not simply undone by successors to the original parties after the tax benefits have been realized.& ...

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Kelo, Conservation Easements, and Forever: Why Eminent Domain Is Not a Sufficient Check on Conservation Easements' Perpetual Duration
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In this article you will learn how Kelo v. City of New London affirmed that promoting economic development is a permissible public purpose sufficient to justify taking private property by eminent domain and that a legislative body is to receive broad deference in making this determination.

 

2015 National Land Trust Census Report
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Our common ground and collective impact.

 

Conservation Easements: A Tool for Preventing the Fragmentation of Family Lands
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Land stewards can use conservation easements to help manage the future. Conservation easements can be created to protect different natural assets ranging from endangered species and water sources to productive, open space and agricultural land.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act Summary
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Although traditional uses of land for industrial, commercial, residential and agricultural purposes have continued, conservation and historic preservation have become important as well.

 

What is Natural Area Dedication?
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Natural Area Dedication is a conservation option available to landowners of highly significant natural areas.

 

Investing in the Commonwealth's Land and Water
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Virginia Forever's Five-Year Plan, 2015-2019

 

Tax advantages and other incentives related to land conservation
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code allows two principal forms of tax benefits from donations of conservation easements: a federal income tax deduction and an estate tax exclusion.

 

Virginia Conservation Lands Database

 

Buying & Selling Virginia Tax Credits
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Conservation easement donors often receive more in Virginia tax credits than is required to pay their state taxes. Tax credit holders can sell these additional credits on the free market.

 

Alternatives to Real Estate Development Deriving Financial Benefits from Conservation and Mitigation Projects in Virginia - a Lender's Collateral Concerns
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In the current economic environment, landowners previously contemplating development or sale of their real property are seeking alternative ways to generate cash flow from their real property assets.

 

Uniform Conservation Easement Act (with 2007 Amendments)
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The Act enables durable restrictions and affirmative obligations to be attached to real property to protect natural and historic resources.

 

Multi-Generational Ownership and Planning for Family Owned Properties
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The paper explains many of the common legal tools used by families to manage and/or transfer family lands, and gives a very good overview of the expectations and considerations families will face throughout the process.

 

Forever Donation
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A landowner recently asked us: What is the best way to ensure that the land I donate is not sold? We put the question to the land trust community and it generated quite a bit of activity on the land trust listserv.

 

Tax Benefits of Donating Conservation Land
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There are several kinds of tax benefits available to donors of land or conservation easements. This article attempts to summarize these benefits and provide some examples of how they work.

 

What is a Land Trust?

Land trusts are non-profit organizations directly involved in the permanent protection of land and its resources for the public benefit. A trust may operate on a local, state, regional, or national level.

 

Bundle Of Rights Approach To Value
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The bundle of rights theory maintains that ownership of a parcel of real estate may embrace a great many rights, such as the right to its occupancy and use; the right to sell it in whole or in part; the right to bequeath; the right to transfer by contract for specified periods of time, the benefits to be derived by occupancy and use of the real estate.

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

13 Components of a Successful Transferable Development Right Program
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For those of you who don’t know, TDR stands for Transferable Development Rights. Simply put, these are typically programs that are designed by local government to allow for the free market transfer of subdivision or development rights from a rural (agricultural and/or conservation) zone to a designated development zone within a jurisdiction.& ...

 

Like-Kind Exchanges of Conservation Easements
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Certain individuals who own land with significant conservation value, for example landowners of wildlife habitat or open space, can preserve the character of their land, obtain additional property, and defer taxes on the transaction, all at the same time.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

NextGen Conservation: Peninsula Open Space Trust engages Millennials in its mission.
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The 80 million-plus Millennials in the United States represent the next generation of potential land trust supporters and advocates.

 

Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities
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Many rural communities are facing challenges, including rapid growth at metropolitan edges, declining rural populations, and loss of working lands.

 

Conservation of Private Lands: Opportunities and Challenges for the States
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Private land conservation initiatives are a critical component of any state-level quality of life agenda. Although concerns over sprawl, including the loss of prime agricultural lands and significant green space, continue to be one of the underlying rallying cries in support of state-level smart growth initiatives, the fact remains that with few exceptions, conservation of privately-owned working lands has not received significant attention in smart growth literature or conferences.

 

Bosque Canyon Ranch v. Comm’r—Partnerships Denied Deductions for Conservation Easements Allowing Movable Homesites and Taxed on Disguised Sales of Homesites
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Bosque Canyon Ranch, L.P. located in the hill country of Texas was just denied $15.9 million of deductions claimed by partnerships for the donation of conservation easements on two grounds in a tax court decision.

 

The Conservation Easement Quiz
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Take a quick quiz and test your knowledge on conservation easements and learn if they can work for you.

 

Conservation Easement Paragraph Databank
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The CE Paragraph Databank is a work in progress assembled by the Stanford Conservation and Climate Change Drafting Committee and a number of CE professionals assisting in the work.

 

Conservation Easements and the 2010 Roth Conversion: A symbiotic relationship
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It may come as a shock, but there is a sort of symbiotic relationship at work between property owners with conservation easements and the IRS.

 

Using Conservation Easements to Protect Working Forests
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For decades, conservation easements have protected open space values such as wildlife habitat, ecological diversity, recreational access and aesthetics.

 

Farm and Forest Land Preservation With Conservation Easements
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This publication is intended to provide basic information on conservation easements for landowners, community leaders, students and other interested individuals.

 

The Importance of Land Trusts to Forestry
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Almost everyone in forestry has heard of land trusts since they have become a common fixture especially in areas that are rapidly urbanizing.

 

Conservation Easements: Donor Beware
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Conservation easements have garnered significant attention and gained popularity over the last few years due in part to the availability of federal tax deductions and Virginia state tax credits associated with conservation easements.

 

Easements prove valuable in efforts to protect land
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Practically no one had heard of conservation easements 15 years ago when Charleston native Herbert J. Butler began trying to protect his hundreds of acres of former rice fields.

 

State of the Land 2006, A brief inventory of public and private land in the United States
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“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” Quoted from an essay by Thoreau lamenting the way in which modern urban life has made natural resources into commodities and isolated people from the natural processes on which their lives depended.

 

An Overview of Financial Alternatives for Land Conservation Transactions
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Clearly, the motivation for a land conservation transaction is often the desire of the landowner to safeguard the property. However, this objective must be balanced with the need to maximize the return to the landowner.

 

Show Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals (265)
There are 265 resources serving Rappahannock River Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Easements Organizations & Professionals serving Rappahannock River Valley Region
Agricultural Law Attorneys
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington , VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Farmers Legal Action Group
- St. Paul, MN
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Prince William, VA
John W. Anderson
Spotts Fain - Head of Real Estate Transactional Group - Richmond, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Timothy G. Moore
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Certified Appraisers
Adam Watson
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Monroe, NC
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
David A. Sirna
Sirna Forestry Consulting Service - Bunker Hill, WV
Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants
- Raleigh, NC
Hallmark Properties, Inc.
- Lynchburg, VA
Jeffrey C. Wikle, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Manager - Monroe, NC
Karen E. Shelton
Southern Piedmont Appraisals, Inc. - Gretna, VA
Kendall C. Bradley and Associates, Inc.
- Accomac, VA
Lore F. DeAstra, SRA
Continental Appraisal - Director - Real Estate Services - Richmond, VA
Michael G. Miller, MAI, SRA
Colliers International - Managing Director - Richmond, VA
Myers & Woods Appraisal Group, Inc
Wesley Woods - President - Madison Heights, VA
Phil Bailey, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Appraiser - Monroe, NC
Phil Cooley, CF
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Monroe, NC
Randi Lemmon
Lucas Real Estate Appraisal Service - Blacksburg, VA
Rebel Adams Powell, MAI, SRA
Appraiser/Consultant - Midlothian, VA
Virginia Commercial Appraisal,Inc
James F. Windley, MAI - Certified Appraiser - Portsmouth, VA
Wesley D. Woods
Myers & Woods Appraisal Group, Inc. - Lynchburg, VA
Conservation Groups and Associations
500-Year Forest Foundation
- Charlottesville, VA
Access Fund
Jim Chase - Operations Director - Boulder, CO
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Transforming Food & Ag Policy - Washington, DC
Alice Ferguson Foundation
Emily Leedy - Director of Programs - Accokeek, MD
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Liz Chudoba - Water Quality Program Manager - Annapolis, MD
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington, DC
American Chestnut Foundation
Meghan Jordan - Director of Communications - Asheville, NC
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
Eric Sprague - Director of Forest Conservation - Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Tree Farm System
Paul DeLong - Senior Vice President, ATFS & Conservation - Washington, DC
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
Todd Fearer - Coordinator - Blacksburg, VA
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Harpers Ferry, WV
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Mitch Hartley - Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Bat Conservation International
Mike Daulton - Executive Director - Austin, TX
Be Wild, Virginia!
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries - Richmond, VA
Biobased Maine
- Portland, ME
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Bonnie Whitlock - Manager - Glen Allen, VA
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Rebecca LePrell - Virginia Executive Director - Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservancy
Jenn Aiosa - Vice President & Director of Programs - Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
- Ridgely, MD
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
Dogwood Alliance
- Asheville, NC
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Equine Land Conservation Resource
Denise O’Meara, PLA - Director of Education - Lexington, KY
Essex County Countryside Alliance
Betty Jo L. Butler - Supply, VA
Forest Landowners Association
Scott P. Jones - Chief Executive Office - Atlanta, GA
Forest Stewards Guild
Zander Evans - Executive Director - Madison, WI
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Friends of Dragon Run
- Gloucester, VA
Friends of the Rappahannock
- Fredericksburg, VA
Garden Club of Virginia
Ann Heller - Communications Coordinator - Richmond, VA
Garden for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation - Merrifield, VA
Green Fence Conservation Trust
- Apex, NC
Land Conservation and Advocacy Trust
Steve Meltzer - Founder and Executive Director - Framingham, MA
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
LandScope Virginia
Virginia DCR - Natural Heritage Program - Richmond, VA
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
- Madison , MS
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Association of State Foresters
Amanda Cooke - Director of Communications - Washington , DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jeff Trandahl - Executive Director and CEO - Washington, DC
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Jeremy Emmi - Managing Director - Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
NatureServe
Mary Klein - President & CEO - Arlington, VA
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation
- Clemson, SC
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Edna Baden - Staff Director - Vienna, VA
Preservation Virginia
- Richmond, VA
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc.
Craig A. Alderman - Executive Director - Buffalo, MO
Quality Deer Management Association
- Bogart, GA
Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)
Darrell Whitley - Chief Operating Officer - Houston, TX
Sand County Foundation
Kevin Kiley, Development & Communications - Madison, WI
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
Holly Campbell - Southern Regional Extension Forestry - Athens, GA
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Southeast Watershed Forum
- Knoxville, TN
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Curtis R Hopkins, Ph.D. - Executive Secretary - Jackson, MS
Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development
Judith KohlerCO
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Forests Roundtable
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Terrafirma RRG LLC
Jeremy Johnston - Account Administrator, Marsh Captive Solutions - Burlington, VT
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Lindsay Thomas - Chairman - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Garden Conservancy
- Cold Spring, NY
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
Shuan Butcher - Director of Communications - Waterford, VA
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Trust for Public Land, D.C. / Chesapeake Office
- Washington, DC
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Turtle Islands Earth Stewards
Tyhson Banighen - Tappen, BC
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ian Wilcox - General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer - London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
Jake Weltzin - Executive Director - Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Virginia Association For Parks
Johnny Finch - President - Bumpass, VA
Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. ('VCLF')
Tom Clarke, CEO - Roanoke, VA
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
- Crewe, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia’s United Land Trusts
Ellen Shepard - Richmond, VA
VIRGINIAforever
Dennis H. Treacy - Chair - Richmond, VA
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Wild Ones
Donna VanBuecken - Executive Director - Neenah, WI
Wildlands Conservation
Julie Morris - President - Venice, FL
Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
Jenny West - Executive Director - Norge, VA
WildSouth
Ben Prater - Director of Conservation - Asheville , NC
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
Estate Planners
Duane E. Means
Foresters Incorporated - Blacksburg, VA
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Sullivan Andrews & Taylor, P.C.
- Virginia Beach, VA
Estate Planning Attorneys
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Ammon G. Dunton Jr.
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - Managing Partner - White Stone, VA
Angela M. Griffith
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Attorney, of Counsel - McLean, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
Henry P. Custis, Jr.
Custis, Lewis & Dix, L.L.P. - Accomac, VA
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Paul G. Izzo
Thompson McMullan PC - Director - Richmond, VA
Peter M. Huber
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Simon Sidamon-Eristof
Kalbian Hagerty LLP - of Counsel - Washington, DC
Stephen G. Reardon
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Stephen W. Lemon, Esq.
Martin, Hopkins & Lemon, P.C. - Roanoke, VA
The Branan Law Firm, PLLC
- Hillsborough, NC
Toy D. Savage, Jr.
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Current Agricultural Use Value
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation - Reynoldsburg, OH
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Land and Historic Resource Tax Credit
Steve Seidel - Delaware Division of Revenue - Wilmington, DE
Land Preservation Tax Credit
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Land Conservation Program - Richmond, VA
Land Trusts
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington , DC
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Catoctin Land Trust
- Frederick, MD
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
- Fredericksburg, VA
Land Trust of Virginia
Ashton Cole - Director of Conservation and Stewardship - Middleburg, VA
Mathews Land Conservancy
Lynda Smith Greve - General Operations Manager - Mathews, VA
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
- Mathews, VA
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Elizabeth R. Friel - Executive Director - Lancaster, VA
Old Dominion Land Conservancy
Henry Stribling - Executive Director - Purcellville, VA
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Field Office
Michael Lipford - Executive Director - Charlottesville, VA
Trout Unlimited
Chris Wood - President and Chief Executive Officer - Arlington, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Lawyers
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Mike Brown
Baumgardner, Brown & Cupp, PLC - Washington, VA
Ronald G. Doucette
Doucette Law Firm - Leesburg, VA
William A. Conway, J.D.
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Partner Attorney - McLean, VA
William L. Heartwell, III
William L. Heartwell, III, P.C. - Fincastle, VA
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brian T. Chase
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Brooks M. Smith
Troutman Sanders - Partner - Richmond, VA
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington , VA
Christine D. Mehfoud
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Henry R. 'Speaker' Pollard, V
Partner - Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Prince William, VA
John W. Anderson
Spotts Fain - Head of Real Estate Transactional Group - Richmond, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Michael James Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Reed W. Neuman
Nossaman LLP - Partner - Washington, DC
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Thomas J. (TJ) Mascia
Troutman Sanders - Associate - Richmond, VA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
State Funding / Technical Resources
AgrAbility Virginia
Kirk Ballin - Salem, VA
Agricultural Best Management Practices Loan Program
Walter A. Gills - Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
- Arlington, VA
Conservation Marketing Warehouse
Gary Waugh - DCR Public Relations Manager - Richmond, VA
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Stephen G. Perry - Coordinator - Sanbornton, NH
Firewise Communities - Virginia
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
GoodFires
Southern Group of State Foresters - Garner, NC
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
Project WILD - Virginia
Suzie Gilley - Project WILD Coordinator - Richmond, VA
Purchase of Development Rights Programs
Andy Sorrell - Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Richmond, VA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
The Bobwhite Quail in Virginia
VDGIF - Richmond, VA
The Chesapeake Bay Program
Nicholas DiPasquale, Director - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Annapolis, MD
Tom W. Zaebst
Virginia Department of Forestry - Assistant State Forest Manager - Cumberland, VA
Tomorrow Woods
Rob Suydam - Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Cost Share (VACS) Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Tax Credit Program
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program
Kim Niewolny - Program Director and Extension Specialist - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund
Walter Gills - Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)
Kevin McLean - VCAP Coordinator - Mechanicsville, VA
Virginia Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Gary Moore - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Clyde Cristman - Director - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Robert 'Bob' W. Duncan - Executive Director - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program
Jennifer Gagnon - Virginia Cooperative Extension - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation
Sarah Richardson - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund
Brett Glymph - Director, Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Warrenton, VA
Virginia Recreational Trails Fund
Synthia Waymack - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Wildfire and Forest Protection
Virginia Department of Forestry - Fred Turck - Charlottesville, VA
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Woodland Steward Series
Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, Extension Forestry-NC Cooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, US Forest Service - Raleigh, NC
Tax Advisors
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Credit Brokers
Atoka Conservation Exchange LLC
- The Plains, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Foss & Company
Tax Credit Specialists - San Francisco, CA
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Virginia Conservation Credit Exchange, LLC
Todd Hochrein - Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Easement Exchange, LLC
- Marshall, VA

 Conservation Tax Credits

   
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The Law of Agricultural Land Preservation in the United States
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Thomas Daniels and John Keene's new book breaks down the legal principles, federal and state requirements, and the legal issues that affect agricultural land preservation efforts.

 

Using the Conservation Tax Incentive
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This short brochure summarizes the conservation easement tax incentive and provides answers to some frequently asked questions. For the late ...

 

Investing in the Commonwealth's Land and Water
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Virginia Forever's Five-Year Plan, 2015-2019

 

Buying & Selling Virginia Tax Credits
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Conservation easement donors often receive more in Virginia tax credits than is required to pay their state taxes. Tax credit holders can sell these additional credits on the free market.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities: A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
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This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

 

Federal Reforestation Deduction and Amortization

Qualified reforestation expenditures (or afforestation in the case of planting or seeding nonforested land) paid or incurred in a tax year to a maximum of $10,000 per qualified timber property (QTP) can be immediately deducted by all taxpayers, except trusts.

 

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There are 27 resources serving Rappahannock River Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Conservation Tax Credits Organizations & Professionals serving Rappahannock River Valley Region
Tax Advisors
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Credit Brokers
Atoka Conservation Exchange LLC
- The Plains, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Foss & Company
Tax Credit Specialists - San Francisco, CA
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Virginia Conservation Credit Exchange, LLC
Todd Hochrein - Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Easement Exchange, LLC
- Marshall, VA
Tax Law Attorneys
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
William A. Conway, J.D.
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Partner Attorney - McLean, VA

 Succession Planning

   
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Connecting retiring landowners and beginning farmers to keep agriculture alive
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Are you a retiring farmer, looking for someone to take over? Land Link is a valuable program that connects beginning farmers with retiring landowners to faciliate farm transfers.

 

Multi-Generational Ownership and Planning for Family Owned Properties
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The paper explains many of the common legal tools used by families to manage and/or transfer family lands, and gives a very good overview of the expectations and considerations families will face throughout the process.

 

Forever Donation
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A landowner recently asked us: What is the best way to ensure that the land I donate is not sold? We put the question to the land trust community and it generated quite a bit of activity on the land trust listserv.

 

Estate Planning for Forest Landowners: What Will Become of Your Timberland?
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The purpose of this book is to provide guidelines and assistance to nonindustrial private  forest owners and the legal, tax, financial, insurance, and forestry professionals who serve  them on the application of estate planning techniques to forest properties.

 

Farm Succession plan important piece of the puzzle
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Designing a succession plan for your farm is important in protecting the assets that you've worked so long and hard to acquire.

 

Guardianship and Conservatorships
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One of a parent’s greatest fears involves what will happen to his or her minor children in the event of the parent’s premature death or incapacity.

 

Federal Reforestation Deduction and Amortization

Qualified reforestation expenditures (or afforestation in the case of planting or seeding nonforested land) paid or incurred in a tax year to a maximum of $10,000 per qualified timber property (QTP) can be immediately deducted by all taxpayers, except trusts.

 

REITs and Timber Taxation
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A real estate investment trust (REIT) is a special tax entity investing in real estate (such as shopping malls, apartments, and timberland).

 

Like-Kind Exchanges of Conservation Easements
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Certain individuals who own land with significant conservation value, for example landowners of wildlife habitat or open space, can preserve the character of their land, obtain additional property, and defer taxes on the transaction, all at the same time.

 

What is a Like Kind Exchange?
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Internal Revenue Code section 1031 establishes the rules for like-kind exchanges. This is a tool that can be used by private landowners to defer real estate transfer taxes by exchanging one piece of property for another.

 

Year End Exchanges
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Like-kind exchanges that commence in one tax year and end in a subsequent tax year are sometimes called Year End Exchanges. Year End Exchanges contain some unique benefits and some hidden pitfalls.

 

Qualified Intermediaries
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A qualified intermediary (QI) is a neutral party who may assist a landowner in facilitating a like-kind exchange. The QI enters into a written agreement, known as the exchange agreement, with the landowner.

 

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There are 113 resources serving Rappahannock River Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Succession Planning Organizations & Professionals serving Rappahannock River Valley Region
Conservation Real Estate
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
American Timberlands Company
Thomas C. Rowland, III - President/Chief Executive Officer - Pawleys Island, SC
F&W Forestry Services
- Albany, GA
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants
- Raleigh, NC
Jeffrey C. Wikle, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Manager - Monroe, NC
John Shipley
Carolina Forestry Inc. - Manager Winston-Salem, NC Office - Winston-Salem, NC
Lloyd Goode
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants - Real Estate Broker, Broker In Charge - Raleigh, NC
Michael James Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Phil Bailey, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Appraiser - Monroe, NC
Thad Lewallen
Carolina Forestry, Inc. - Broker, Winston-Salem, NC Office - Winston-Salem, NC
Thomas W. Reisinger, ACF
Reisinger & Associates, Inc. - President - Blacksburg, VA
W. Michael Lewis
W. Michael Lewis & Associates - Owner - Martinsville, VA
William H. Lock & Associates, Inc.
William H. Lock - Greensboro, NC
Estate Planners
Duane E. Means
Foresters Incorporated - Blacksburg, VA
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Sullivan Andrews & Taylor, P.C.
- Virginia Beach, VA
Estate Planning Attorneys
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Ammon G. Dunton Jr.
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - Managing Partner - White Stone, VA
Angela M. Griffith
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Attorney, of Counsel - McLean, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
Henry P. Custis, Jr.
Custis, Lewis & Dix, L.L.P. - Accomac, VA
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Paul G. Izzo
Thompson McMullan PC - Director - Richmond, VA
Peter M. Huber
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Simon Sidamon-Eristof
Kalbian Hagerty LLP - of Counsel - Washington, DC
Stephen G. Reardon
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Stephen W. Lemon, Esq.
Martin, Hopkins & Lemon, P.C. - Roanoke, VA
The Branan Law Firm, PLLC
- Hillsborough, NC
Toy D. Savage, Jr.
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Financial Planners
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Sullivan Andrews & Taylor, P.C.
- Virginia Beach, VA
Investment Advisers / CPAs
George Forsythe, CPA
Wells Coleman - Managing Partner - Richmond, VA
Hampton & Everett, P.C.
- Charlottesville, VA
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Jane L. Patton, CPA, LLC
- Galax, VA
Sullivan Andrews & Taylor, P.C.
- Virginia Beach, VA
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC
- Jackson, MS
Virginia Easement Exchange, LLC
- Marshall, VA
Land Trusts
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington , DC
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Catoctin Land Trust
- Frederick, MD
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
- Fredericksburg, VA
Land Trust of Virginia
Ashton Cole - Director of Conservation and Stewardship - Middleburg, VA
Mathews Land Conservancy
Lynda Smith Greve - General Operations Manager - Mathews, VA
Middle Peninsula Land Trust
- Mathews, VA
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Elizabeth R. Friel - Executive Director - Lancaster, VA
Old Dominion Land Conservancy
Henry Stribling - Executive Director - Purcellville, VA
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Field Office
Michael Lipford - Executive Director - Charlottesville, VA
Trout Unlimited
Chris Wood - President and Chief Executive Officer - Arlington, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Qualified Intermediaries for 1031 Exchanges
1031 Exchange Advantage, TM
- Carlsbad, CA
1031 Exchange Professionals Inc.
David Kuns - San Mateo, CA
1031X.com, Inc.
Steven Hickox and Christopher T. Sayre - Co-founders - Denver, CO
Acacia Exchange Services
- Healdsburg, CA
Amherst Exchange Corporation
- Santa Barbara, CA
Asset Exchange Company
- San Francisco, CA
Asset Preservation, Inc.
- Roseville, CA
Atlas 1031 Exchange, LLC
Andy Gustafson, Certified Exchange Specialist® - President and Founder - Fort Walton Beach, FL
Brenda Muller
Asset Preservation, Inc - Division Manager - Harrisonburg, VA
Claudia Kiernan, Esq., CES
Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc - Vice President / Regional Manager - St. Augustine, FL
Custom 1031 Inc.
- Spokane, WA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Exchange Resources, Inc.
- San Diego, CA
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC
Elizabeth Harris - Vice President, Marketing & Business Development - San Diego, CA
Ken Dickinson
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Richmond, VA
Mission Bank 1031 Exchange, LLC
- Bakersfield, CA
Old Republic Exchange Facilitator Company (OREXCO)
Lori De Martini, Esq. - President - Glendale, CA
Rosa Esqueda
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC - Senior 1031 Exchange Consultant - Los Angeles, CA
Safe Harbor Exchange, Inc.
- Tustin, CA
Stephen Davis
Safe Harbor Asset Management - Huntington, NY
Steven W. Monk
Exeter 1031 Exchange Services, LLC - 1031 Exchange Consultant - Fresno, CA
Stewart 'Skip' Sacks
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Chesapeake, VA
Stuart Kruger
Stewart Title Guaranty Company - Fairfax, VA
The Exchange Connection, Inc.
- Snohomish, WA
William Gessner
ES Group - Senior Exchange Counsel - Reston, VA
Xchange Solutions, Inc.
- San Jose, CA
Tax Advisors
J. Moore & Company, P.C.
- Roanoke, VA
Jason B. Stinson, CCIM
Commercial Realty Services of Alabama, LLC - Managing Member & Principal - Gadsden, AL
The Simple Dollar
Trent Ham - Founder & ContributorIA
Water Street Solutions
- Peoria, IL
Tax Law Attorneys
Allan G. Donn, Esq.
Willcox & Savage, P.C. - Norfolk, VA
Christine Nguyen Piersall
Williams Mullen - Norfolk, VA
Craig H. Smith
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, LLP - White Stone, VA
Daniel J. Durst
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David D. Addison
Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James Philip Head
Williams Mullen - Tysons Corner, VA
Lee Stephens, Esq.
Lee Stephens Law, PLC - Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
Mark E. Slaughter
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Mark W. Botkin
BotkinRose PLC - Harrisonburg, VA
Morgan W. Alley
Dunton, Simmons & Dunton, L.L.P. - White Stone, VA
Neil L. Rose
Willcox Savage - Virginia Beach, VA
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
William A. Conway, J.D.
Conway & Pannell PLLC - Partner Attorney - McLean, VA
 

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1031 Exchanges News Items
Innsbrook-based real estate firm seals $70M NoVa acquisition - RichmondBizSense
2/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Innsbrook-based real estate firm seals $70M NoVa acquisition    RichmondBizSense Marking its priciest purchase yet, a Henrico real estate investment firm just dropped eight figures for a property in Northern Virginia. Capital Square 1031, which ...
10 Must Read November 15 News Items for CRE Investors - National Real Estate Investor
11/15/2018 3:00:00 AM
10 Must Read November 15 News Items for CRE Investors    National Real Estate Investor Sears Holdings is finalizing a $350 million bankruptcy financing, reports Reuters. Amazon claims the tax breaks offered by New York and Virginia weren't the ...
Conservation Easements News Items
KEN PERROTTE: Dwindling deer population a diverse problem - Fredericksburg.com
2/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
KEN PERROTTE: Dwindling deer population a diverse problem    Fredericksburg.com THE late Merle Haggard wondered in a 1982 song if “the good times were really over for good.” If you're a white-tailed deer hunter in Virginia, living close to the.
Albemarle Co. Reaches Conservation Milestone, Resources on Land Easement - NBC 29 News
2/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Albemarle Co. Reaches Conservation Milestone, Resources on Land Easement    NBC 29 News Albemarle is now the second county in Virginia to reach a major conservation milestone. Albemarle County currently has over 100000 acres of land under ...
'This won't end with me': Frederick County siblings conserve Bear Garden for future generations - The Winchester Star
2/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
'This won't end with me': Frederick County siblings conserve Bear Garden for future generations    The Winchester Star CROSS JUNCTION — Crystal-clear streams, cold and clean enough to support native fish populations, are rare in Virginia.
Gov. Northam Awards Grants to Preserve Farmland - WVIR - NBC 29 News
1/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Gov. Northam Awards Grants to Preserve Farmland - WVIR    NBC 29 News Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration is giving grants to six local governments that will be used to preserve farmland.
Land conservation easement workshop to be held Jan. 31 - YourGV.com
1/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Land conservation easement workshop to be held Jan. 31    YourGV.com Halifax County and Virginia Cooperative Extension are partnering to bring a program to local farmers and landowners in January.
182 acres in Albemarle donated to Land Trust of Virginia - The Daily Progress
12/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
182 acres in Albemarle donated to Land Trust of Virginia    The Daily Progress Nearly 200 acres of forested land in Albemarle County has been donated to the Land Trust of Virginia and will be protected in perpetuity.
Dominion pays for transfer to state of scenic property in Nelson to compensate for pipeline's impact on state land - Richmond.com
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Dominion pays for transfer to state of scenic property in Nelson to compensate for pipeline's impact on state land    Richmond.com Virginia would gain a large, scenic property along the Tye River in Nelson County as part of a pending private land transfer to compensate for the planned ...
Kindig: Virginia's public lands need our support - Roanoke Times
9/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
Kindig: Virginia's public lands need our support    Roanoke Times By Karl K. Kindig. Kindig is the former president and CEO of Pittston Coal Company. He is a natural resources lawyer in Abingdon and serves on the Board of ...
Joseph Barreto 'Brett' Phillips, Loudoun journalist, entrepreneur and conservationist, dies at 76 - Loudoun Times-Mirror
9/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Joseph Barreto 'Brett' Phillips, Loudoun journalist, entrepreneur and conservationist, dies at 76    Loudoun Times-Mirror Joseph Barreto “Brett” Phillips died Sunday of renal failure in Kearneysville, West Virginia, one year after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Phillips, 76, was ...
Thomas Minney and Beth Wheatley: A new era in West Virginia forestry (Daily Mail WV) - Charleston Gazette-Mail
9/6/2018 3:00:00 AM
Thomas Minney and Beth Wheatley: A new era in West Virginia forestry (Daily Mail WV)    Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia's forests are one of our greatest natural assets and drivers. They are the home to West Virginia's beauty, culture and economy. They have driven ...
Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
8/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land    West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Kentucky farmer Judy Wilson says her family is a bit of a sundry bunch. “We love the farm, but we also love all the nature,” she said. Wilson is.
Gordon C. Morse: Bill Howell, an honorable servant of Virginia - Virginian-Pilot
7/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Gordon C. Morse: Bill Howell, an honorable servant of Virginia    Virginian-Pilot BILL HOWELL became speaker of the House of Delegates in 2003 and retired last year, having held this tradition-laden post for a near-record 15 years. Now he ...
A Legacy of River Protection and Restoration in the Rappahannock - American Rivers
6/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
A Legacy of River Protection and Restoration in the Rappahannock    American Rivers In Virginia, there is a history of community interest in protecting and restoring the Rappahannock River, but the Rappahannock is now threatened by proposed ...
Recent census reflects slower growth in Fauquier | News - Fauquier Times
4/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Recent census reflects slower growth in Fauquier | News    Fauquier Times While population is booming in Northern Virginia, the upward pace is more leisurely here in Fauquier County.
Conserved land has millions of dollars in impact on Va. shore: Study - Delmarva Daily Times
3/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
Conserved land has millions of dollars in impact on Va. shore: Study    Delmarva Daily Times Conserved lands's impact on the Eastern Shore of Virginia is worth millions of dollars, a study found.
Ogens: No excuses: Restore funding now to Virginia conservation programs - Roanoke Times
3/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
Ogens: No excuses: Restore funding now to Virginia conservation programs    Roanoke Times By Locke Ogens. Ogens is the Virginia state director for The Nature Conservancy. During the current session of the General Assembly, Virginia citizens from all ...
Extensive, scenic Union Civil War campsite preserved in Culpeper County - Roanoke Times
3/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
Extensive, scenic Union Civil War campsite preserved in Culpeper County    Roanoke Times CULPEPER — The Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources joined the Civil War Trust Thursday in announcing the ...
'Pivotal' Civil War battlefield and camp preserved in Culpeper - Fredericksburg.com
3/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
'Pivotal' Civil War battlefield and camp preserved in Culpeper    Fredericksburg.com The Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources joined the Civil War Trust Thursday in announcing the preservation of a ...
Lucius J. Kellam III: To create jobs, Virginia must invest in conservation - Virginian-Pilot
2/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
Lucius J. Kellam III: To create jobs, Virginia must invest in conservation    Virginian-Pilot By LUCIUS J. KELLAM III. MY FAMILY'S ROOTS run deep and wide on the Eastern Shore and along the Chesapeake Bay. Those of us who live in this region, ...
Kuhn: Preserving 1000+ Acres In Northern Virginia - The Loudoun Tribune
10/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
Kuhn: Preserving 1000+ Acres In Northern Virginia    The Loudoun Tribune Chuck Kuhn, founder and president of JK Moving Services in Sterling, was presented an award for his land preservation efforts by the Old Dominion Land ...
Natural gas pipelines clear another hurdle with conversion of Virginia conservation easements - Richmond.com
10/16/2017 3:00:00 AM
Natural gas pipelines clear another hurdle with conversion of Virginia conservation easements    Richmond.com Two controversial natural gas pipelines that would carve through some of Virginia's most mountainous terrain cleared another hurdle on their way to construction ...
Two Virginia Shore conservation projects get $720K grant award - Delmarva Daily Times
10/4/2017 3:00:00 AM
Two Virginia Shore conservation projects get $720K grant award    Delmarva Daily Times The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation awarded nearly $720000 for two conservation projects on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Federal agencies hold key to proposed route of Atlantic Coast Pipeline - Richmond.com
6/11/2016 3:00:00 AM
Federal agencies hold key to proposed route of Atlantic Coast Pipeline    Richmond.com The circuitous path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline now loops through nine properties protected by Virginia conservation easements on its way to a critical ...
Fauquier hits 100,000 acres in conservation easements - Fauquier Now
9/30/2015 3:00:00 AM
Fauquier hits 100,000 acres in conservation easements    Fauquier Now First county in Virginia to reach milestone provides financial incentive for farmers to sell development rights.
Virginia Farmer Hopes to Get Conservation Group Off Her Back - Daily Signal
12/3/2014 3:00:00 AM
Virginia Farmer Hopes to Get Conservation Group Off Her Back    Daily Signal A Virginia farmer moves closer to getting relief from a conservation group she says has been abusive in enforcing an easement on her land.
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Natural Bridge sold, on path to become state park - Roanoke Times
2/6/2014 3:00:00 AM
Natural Bridge sold, on path to become state park    Roanoke Times The Natural Bridge will become a state park under a deal reached between its former and current owners and several Virginia agencies.
Succession Planning News Items
QB Bryce Perkins returns to the field following surgery as Virginia opens spring football practice - The Daily Progress
3/25/2019 4:47:00 PM
QB Bryce Perkins returns to the field following surgery as Virginia opens spring football practice    The Daily Progress Quarterback Bryce Perkins returned from offseason surgery and showed very little rust during 7-on-7 or team drills. The 6-foot-3 rising senior quarterback is ...
Business Succession Planning Strategies By Virginia Estate Planning Law Firm - Press Release - Digital Journal
3/15/2019 9:13:08 PM
Business Succession Planning Strategies By Virginia Estate Planning Law Firm - Press Release    Digital Journal Odin Feldman Pittleman - Legal Experience At Your SideReston, Virginia - March 15, 2019 - OFP Law, a Northern Virginia estate planning law firm, recently ...
Business Succession Planning By Northern VA Business Law Attorneys - Press Release - Digital Journal
3/8/2019 10:43:28 PM
Business Succession Planning By Northern VA Business Law Attorneys - Press Release    Digital Journal Odin Feldman Pittleman - Legal Experience At Your SideReston, Virginia - March 8, 2019 - The Northern Virginia business law attorneys at Odin, Feldman ...
Meet the New Chief Conservationist - AgWeb
2/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Meet the New Chief Conservationist    AgWeb The newly named chief conservationist of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation *Service* (NRCS) is a fifth-generation Virginia farmer committed to creating ...
The debate on alleged blackface racism doesn’t allow for grey areas - Irish Examiner
2/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
The debate on alleged blackface racism doesn’t allow for grey areas    Irish Examiner Three politicians in Virginia have brought a new meaning to the phrase “succession planning”. In addition, they have changed the harmless school year book ...
UBS dinged by Virginia after broker recommended gold and precious metals securities - InvestmentNews
2/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
UBS dinged by Virginia after broker recommended gold and precious metals securities    InvestmentNews UBS Financial Services Inc. last month agreed to pay Virginia's State Corporation Commission $319,000 to settle charges that a former broker in a branch in ...
13 Years in Prison for Ex-RIA Over Ponzi Scheme - Financial Advisor IQ
2/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
13 Years in Prison for Ex-RIA Over Ponzi Scheme    Financial Advisor IQ A former investment advisor in Virginia is heading to prison for 13 years for his alleged role in running a $6.6 million Ponzi scheme, according to news reports.
APPLICATIONS TEAM TECHNICAL MANAGER job with Arlington County (Virginia) Government | 39394774 - Washington Post
1/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
APPLICATIONS TEAM TECHNICAL MANAGER job with Arlington County (Virginia) Government | 39394774    Washington Post APPLICATIONS TEAM TECHNICAL MANAGER in State & Local, Management with Arlington County (Virginia) Government. Apply Today.
Virginia Farmer To Lead USDA's Conservation Division - AgWeb
1/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Virginia Farmer To Lead USDA's Conservation Division    AgWeb This article was written by Nate Birt and Portia Stewart on behalf of Trust in Food, a division of Farm Journal that helps farmers, ranchers and growers increase ...
West Virginia RIA managing $658 million joins Focus Financial - InvestmentNews
1/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia RIA managing $658 million joins Focus Financial    InvestmentNews Separately, David Weise & Associates joins NKSFB.
UVA jumps into the mix for late-rising defensive end - 247Sports
12/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
UVA jumps into the mix for late-rising defensive end    247Sports The Virginia Cavaliers continue to target defensive linemen in the 2019 class. On Thursday, UVA extended an offer to another defensive end.
German defensive lineman heads into January with momentum - 247Sports
12/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
German defensive lineman heads into January with momentum    247Sports UVA head coach Bronco Mendenhall said that he's looking for another defensive lineman before the 2019 class closes on National Signing Day in February.
What's left for UVA as the focus shifts to National Signing Day - 247Sports
12/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
What's left for UVA as the focus shifts to National Signing Day    247Sports The Virginia Cavaliers have signed 21 players in the Early Signing Period after Thursday's addition to the class. On Thursday, UVA signed Paderborn Dolphins ...
Trio of credit unions welcome new CEOs - Credit Union Journal
12/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Trio of credit unions welcome new CEOs    Credit Union Journal Three credit unions – two headquartered in Virginia and one in Washington state – have named new CEOs to lead their institutions. Argent Federal Credit Union ...
Wells Fargo Advisors loses Virginia team to Raymond James - InvestmentNews
12/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Wells Fargo Advisors loses Virginia team to Raymond James    InvestmentNews Betty Schutte-Box and Troy Yenser spent the past five years at the wirehouse in Virginia.
How does a community bank grow into a regional power? Hire like one - American Banker
9/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
How does a community bank grow into a regional power? Hire like one    American Banker Union Bankshares in Virginia has been adding executives from much larger competitors as it looks to compete more effectively with bigger banks.
Here’s what Virginia football still needs in its 2019 recruiting class - Streaking The Lawn
8/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Here’s what Virginia football still needs in its 2019 recruiting class    Streaking The Lawn With just nineteen days remaining until the beginning of the Virginia Cavaliers football season, it seems appropriate to look at UVA's class of '19—who's in, what ...
Virginia State Police announces leadership changes - Augusta Free Press
8/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Virginia State Police announces leadership changes    Augusta Free Press Colonel Gary T. Settle, Virginia State Police Superintendent, announced additional advancements involving department leadership.
Which games are the most important for Virginia to become bowl eligible again? - Streaking The Lawn
8/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Which games are the most important for Virginia to become bowl eligible again?    Streaking The Lawn Breaking down the Hoos' schedule as it relates to a postseason return.
Virginia Football is hard to predict as fall camp begins - Streaking The Lawn
8/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
Virginia Football is hard to predict as fall camp begins    Streaking The Lawn The more I think about this team, the more confused I get.
SEC charges Virginia firm with $5 million Ponzi scheme - InvestmentNews
7/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
SEC charges Virginia firm with $5 million Ponzi scheme    InvestmentNews The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Virginia investment adviser firm and its owner with operating a nearly $5 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC ...
Virginia football notebook: Cavaliers turn to new leaders following key departures - The Daily Progress
3/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Virginia football notebook: Cavaliers turn to new leaders following key departures    The Daily Progress Virginia will begin spring practices on Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. On Friday, head coach Bronco Mendenhall addressed reporters for the first time this offseason.
KEN PERROTTE: DGIF undergoes big shakeup | Outdoors - Fredericksburg.com
3/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
KEN PERROTTE: DGIF undergoes big shakeup | Outdoors    Fredericksburg.com The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reorganized last month, changing its organization structure to a more traditional fisheries and wildlife ...