Department of Conservation and Recreation
DCR's Division of Land Conservation helps citizens and organizations protect land by assisting in the distribution of state funding for land conservation, and acquiring land for Virginia State Parks and the Virginia Natural Area Preserve System.
The Land Conservation team helps to distribute funding for conservation by reviewing the conservation value of Land Preservation Tax Credit applications for more than $1 million and providing administrative support for the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Board and grant program.
The Real Property Office also works with the State Parks and Natural Heritage Divisions to delineate and enforce boundaries for these DCR-owned lands. The Office works with landowners near parks and natural area preserves to protect properties with open-space easements and to provide stewardship for those easements.
Both teams connect landowners with information to explain conservation programs and the different conservation mechanisms available to them.
For questions about state park and natural area preserve acquisitions or open-space easements held by DCR, contact:
Brian Fuller, Real Property Manager
804-225-3034
brian.fuller@dcr.virginia.gov
For questions about Land Preservation Tax Credits or the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, contact:
Suzan Bulbulkaya, Land Conservation Manager
804-371-5218
suzan.bulbulkaya@dcr.virginia.gov
