Eleven conservation easements totaling some 1,700 acres were preserved in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands in 2024.

Shenandoah Caverns in Quicksburg turned 100 in 2022. It’s the only Virginia cavern ... of the year. The valley stays true to its agricultural roots with a windfall of farm opportunities.

Shenandoah Valley Conservancy, the former Valley Conservation Council, reported on its busy 2024, in which the nonprofit land trust was able to permanently protect an additional 1,700 acres of land in ...