Annual Report2013

Your Contributions to LTV

The Land Trust of Virginia now protects nearly 14,000 acres throughout Loudoun, Fauquier, and neighboring counties. The vast majority of our operating support comes from you.

Every acre of land we save, every farm we conserve, and every historic property we protect in perpetuity is a direct result of your generous donations. With your help, we will continue to protect our rural landscapes. Every dollar you donate is

Birge Watkins, Chairman John Magistro, Executive Director

spent on conserving and stewarding Virginia’s most important heritage - the land we live on.

Together, we are ensuring this land will remain a beautiful place to live for generations to come. Your continuing support o f our miss ion i s great l y appreciated. Once again, thank you, from all of us to all of you for your support and enduring conservation legacy.

Carole Taylor, President

Create a Lasting Conservation Legacya message to our members

Protecting Loudoun County Lands

LTV had another successful year in Loudoun County, with five easements totaling 505 acres! 

Each easement protects the beautiful natural resources

and cultural resources in Loudoun County, forever. The 223-

acre Cantacuzene property is a great example of why we work so hard to conserve land: it contains 125 acres of forest land, a working horse and cattle farm that includes 70 acres of productive farmland, and a perennial stream.  Other Loudoun properties protected in 2013 have frontage on Virginia scenic byways, include Civil War battlefields, contain historical structures, have perennial streams and floodplain, are visible from the Appalachian trail, and contribute to the county’s scenic open space.

Thanks to all easement donors for permanently protecting these lands in the County. To date, LTV holds 92 easements on 8,382 acres of land in Loudoun.

photo by Tom Woodward

photo by Daniel Wetzel

LTV’s critical work ensures that our

water,

are protected for future generations.

farmland,

& forestsopen spaces,

Fauquier County Successes

LTV recorded four easements in Fauquier County, totaling 244 acres in 2013!

In June, Rab Thompson donated two easements to the Land Trust of Virginia that protect the extraordinary conservation values on her properties near The Plains. These LTV conservation easements represent another crucial piece in the ongoing effort to protect this historic and highly scenic part of Fauquier County. LTV reached another milestone in the fall by recording a conservation easement on a 102-acre property in Upperville containing two significant Civil War Battlefields – the Unison Battlefield Historic District, and the Core Area of the Battle of Upperville. Additionally, LTV protected Fauquier properties containing significant riparian areas, protecting local water quality. With these conservation easements now in place, this area of the county will keep its rural and historic character forever.

LTV now holds 24 easements in Fauquier County, permanently protecting 2,848 acres of land.

ContributionsThe Land Trust of Virginia wishes to thank the following donors, who made our successes in 2013 possible. President’s CircleMs. Steffanie Burgevin

ProtectorsMr. & Mrs. Turner T. Smith, Jr.

StewardsMrs. Ava AbramowitzMr. James Behan & Mrs. Connie MooreMr. & Mrs. Samuel BrownMr. & Mrs. Childs BurdenMr. & Mrs. William JanesMr. & Mrs. Merritt JonesMs. Erika KeltonMs. Jean PerinMs. Carole Taylor & Mr. George Roll

GuardiansMr. & Mrs. Charles AkreMs. Magalen BryantMr. Patric Copeland & Mrs. Maura Walsh-CopelandMr. & Mrs. John DenegreMr. Thomas Edmonds & Mrs. Schuyler RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Robert ElginMr. & Mrs. Peter ForsterMr. John MentisThe Hon. & Mrs. Terrence NeyMr. George Ohrstrom IIMr. Philip Paschall & Mrs. Betty CoxMs. Judith RandalMs. Kathleen RibaudoMrs. Priscilla RogersMr. & Mrs. Bruce SmartMr. & Mrs. Birge S. Watkins

SupportersMr. & Mrs.  Samuel AdamsAmb. & Mrs. Thomas Anderson, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jerry ArcherMr. & Mrs. Howard Armfield Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William BackerMr. & Mrs. Zohar Ben-DovMr. & Mrs. Vernon Conaway IIIMr. Alan CroftMr. & Mrs. Henry C. DayMr. Christopher DematatisMs. Pat Ewing & Mr. Peter PiskeMs. Virginia  FoutMs. Virginia FriendMr. Michael GalvinMr. Bucky GreenMr. Clark HallMr. Michael HallMr. Oliver Iselin IIIMs. Sally KurtzMr. Daniel LenehanMr. & Mrs. Charles Mackall Jr.Ms. Mary Leigh McDaniel & Mr. Kit HawkinsMr. Randall MinchewMr. Jeffery MitchellMr. Don Owen & Mrs. Amy OwenMs. Nicole Perry & Mr. Andrew StiflerMs. Caroline PohlemusMr. & Mrs. Winston PorterMr. Michael PrentissMr. & Mrs. Steven RheintgenMr. Garfield RoyerMr. William SladenMr. & Mrs. Thomas Slater Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jamie SteveMs. Susan SutterMr. & Mrs. George ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Walter Woodson

AdvocatesMrs. Mimi Abel SmithDrs. Kent Allen & Rae StoneDr. & Mrs. David AndersonMr. & Mrs. Malcolm BaldwinMr. Gary BegemanMr. & Mrs. Donald  BrennanMr. & Mrs. Ike BroaddusMr. & Mrs. John C.O. BryantMr. & Mrs. John Burke Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Clark IIIMr. Blake CogbillMr. & Mrs. Joseph ColemanMr. & Mrs. John ColesMr. & Mrs. Carey Crane IIIMr. & Mrs. Stanley DeesDr. & Mrs. Vas DevanMr. William Fendley IIIMr. & Mrs. Michael FitzgeraldMr. & Mrs. Frank ForbesMr. & Mrs. Sydney HallMr. Barry HamiltonMr. & Mrs. Robert HendersonMs. Georgia HerbertMr. & Mrs. Brian LasleyMs. Aliene LawsMr. Jeremy  LeeMs. Elizabeth LeighMr. & Mrs. Lewis Leigh Jr.Ms. Mary LeighMr. & Mrs. Carl LindstromMr. & Mrs. Ralph ManakerMrs. Frank ManganoMr. & Mrs. Joseph MarkusMr. & Mrs. Malcolm MathesonMr. & Mrs. Michael McGettiganMr. & Mrs. Chuck MedvitzMr. David Moyes & Mrs. Ann Ma

Ms. Catherine MurdockMs. Allen OhrstromMr. & Mrs. Stanley Owens Jr.Mr. Randolph ParksMr. & Mrs. Christopher PatuskyDr. & Mrs. Michael PetiteMrs. Mary B. SchwabMs. Dorothy ShetterlyMr. & Mrs. Robert Spicer IIIDr. & Mrs. Barry StrauchMr. & Mrs. Charles StrittmatterCapt. & Mrs. Robert TouheyMr. Marvin WattsMr. & Mrs. Rene WoolcottMr. Steven WyattCol. John Zugschwert

MembersMs. Catherine AdamsMr. John Adams Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth AlmMr. & Mrs. Ken ArthurMr. & Mrs. Albert A. BarberMs. Jill P. BeachMr. & Mrs. George BeveridgeMr. & Mrs. Scott BilligmeierMrs. Rose Marie BogleyMr. & Mrs. John BonseeMs. Mary BragaMiss Inge BrauneMr. & Mrs. Rodion CantacuzeneMr. & Mrs. Michael CatlettMr. James ChalupskyMr. James D. ChapmanMr. & Mrs. Leslie Cheek IIIDr. & Mrs. Thomas ConnallyMr. & Mrs. Peter CookMr. & Mrs. Richard Coolidge

2013 - 2014 Board of DirectorsBirge S. Watkins, ChairmanCarole Taylor, PresidentChris Dematatis, Vice PresidentJames Behan, TreasurerSally Kurtz, Secretary

Jay BryantHenry C. DayPatricia EwingPhil PaschallLaura Rheintgen

James RichClaude SchochTurner T. Smith, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard CrouchMr. Ben Cox & Ms. Elizabeth CummingsMs. Janine CzarneckiMr. & Mrs. Robert deButtsMr. & Mrs. Hunter deButtsMrs. Josephine deGiveMs. Beverly DickersonMr. & Mrs. David DicksonMr. & Mrs. David DoseffMr. & Mrs. Guy Dove IIIMs. Kitty DoveMr. Roger A. DuncanMr. & Mrs. Charles EllisonMr. & Mrs. Greg EllisonMr. & Mrs. Robert EmeryRev. Gail A. EpesMr. & Mrs. Bill FersterMs. Jennifer FinanMr. & Mrs. C. Russell Fletcher IIIMr. & Mrs. Douglas FloryMr. & Mrs. Herb GammonsMs. Jill GarityMr. & Mrs. Chris GerowMr. & Mrs. Edward GoodMr. & Mrs. Richard GookinMr. George GraysonMr. & Mrs. Cabell Grayson Jr.Mrs. Monica GreenbergMr. & Mrs. Dennis HaarsagerMr. James HannaMr. & Mrs. William HarrisonMr. James L. Hatcher Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Donald HayesMrs. Sheryl HecklerMr. Patrick HeijmenMr. & Mrs. Geary HigginsMr. Tom & Mrs. Feroline B. HigginsonMr. & Mrs. James HildboldMr. & Mrs. Philip HockerMr. & Mrs. Martin HoffmannMs. Justine Mascioli HughesMr. Kenneth HydeDr. & Mrs. Ronald JacksonMr. & Mrs. Destry JarvisMr. & Mrs. Kenneth KnappMr. Robert Lawrence IVMr. & Mrs. Marc Leepson

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick LeuppertMr. & Mrs. Rumsey Light Jr.Ms. Meredith LightMr. & Mrs. Yakir LubowskyMr. & Mrs. Terry LynchMr. & Mrs. John MagistroMr. & Mrs. Richard MazzucchelliMr. James A. McCann & Ms. Anne Marie ClarkDr. William H. McCormickMr. Sean McGuinness & Mrs. Lori KeenanMs. Sandra MillerMs. Carole MillerMr. & Mrs. Robert MonkMr. James Robert MoonMr. & Mrs. Chester MooreMr. & Mrs. Michael NardolilliMs. Caroline NashMr. & Mrs. David NazarianMr. & Mrs. Tom NeelDr. Margaret A. NewCol. & Mrs. James NicholsMr. Rich PantelDr. Dwayne & Mrs. Jewell PhelpsMr. & Mrs. Raymond PickholtzMs. Hope PorterMr. & Mrs. Stephen PriceMs. Ruth PritchardMr. & Mrs. Robert RamsayMr. & Mrs. Nicholas RatcliffeMr. Jack ReederMr. & Mrs. John ReidMr. James Rich Jr.Mr. Cary RidderMr. & Mrs. Richard RogersMr. & Mrs. Edward Ryan IIMr. & Mrs. Eugene ScheelMr. & Mrs. Ludington SellsMr. David H. Semmes & Ms. Stratton SemmesMr. Keith SeverinMr. V.R. Shackelford IIIMr. & Mrs. John ShillingMr. Barry Freeman & Mrs. Robin ShortDr. & Mrs. Johnathan ShurbergMr. & Mrs. Nick Slater

Mr. Rodney SmithMr. & Mrs. Daniel D. SmithDr. & Mrs. Mark SnyderMr. T. Garrick SteeleMr. & Mrs. Donald G. TaylorMr. & Mrs. Michael TerpakMr. & Mrs. Phillip ThomasMs. Ann Marie ThroMs. Kathleen TimberlakeMs. Michele Trufant & Mr. Thurston WillisMr. & Mrs. David van HoogstratenMr. & Mrs. Alfred van HuyckMr. & Mrs. Christopher WallMrs. Isabel WallopMr. Nicholas WardMr. & Mrs. Gerald WarrenMr. & Mrs. Harry Warthen IIIMr. Peter WeeksMr. & Mrs. Stuart Weinstein-BacalMr. Kevin WhalenMrs. Charles WhitehouseMr. & Mrs. Thomas WisemanMr. & Mrs. Henry WoolmanMr. & Mrs. Edward Wright Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jay ZeilerMr. Eric Zicht

And a very special thank you to:Ms. Jacqueline B. Mars

Grants & FoundationsBryant Crane Charitable FundCatoctin Preservation Foundation, Inc.

Community Foundation for the National Capital RegionEmily Hall Tremaine FoundationGreat Meadow FoundationLand Trust AllianceMonomoy Fund, Inc.Tara Foundation Inc.The Brennan Family FoundationThe Community Foundation of Richmond & Central Va.The Helen Clay Frick FoundationThe Stern FoundationThe Wise Foundation

Businesses and OrganizationsA La Carte CateringAtoka Conservation ExchangeCupcake Heaven and CafeDelaplane CellarsFarm Credit Country MortgagesGeorge Roll, Middleburg Real EstateGoose Creek AssociationHunton & Williams, LLPMcCandlish & Lillard, P.C. Middleburg BankMitchell & Co., P.C.NOVECOld Bust Head Brewing CompanyThomas & Talbot Real EsateTri-County FeedsVirginia News GroupWegmans at Lake ManassasWeatherlea FarmWells Fargo Foundation

Ava AbramowitzChilds F. BurdenSteffanie BurgevinPatric CopelandPenny DenegreWayne Gibbens

Missy JanesMerritt JonesYakir LubowskyMalcom MathesonMary Leigh McDanielAnne McIntosh

Judge Terrence NeyMs. Allen OhrstromLinda PorterSchuyler RichardsonJohn RustEdith Smart

2013 - 2014 Advisory Council

photo by Skip Steuart

General CounselStephen C. Price

Pro-Bono CounselHunton & Williams, LLP

2013 Award WinnersConservationists of the Year Award for Leadership and Lifetime Achievement:Hope PorterMimi Abel Smith

Landowners of the Year:Jeremy Lee and Susan LeeStewards of the Year:Doug and Toni Flory

Create a Conservation Legacy that Lasts Forever with Planned GivingIn 2013, then-LTV President Steffanie Burgevin created the Land Trust of Virginia Legacy Giving Fund in order to ensure that the Land Trust's conserved lands will be protected forever.

Like Steffanie, you can ensure the future protection of the places you love and create a lasting legacy of conservation through your estate planning. 

To learn more about the legacy giving fund, visit us online landtrustva.org or call us at (540) 687-8441.

The 2013 Garden Party to Save Virginia’s Countryside was a great success... thank you!It was a wonderful afternoon at the Arundel Family’s Merry Oak Farm, graciously hosted by Peggy Arundel. Thank you for joining LTV and creating a shared legacy of conservation.

2013 Financial ReportMitchell and Co., PC, CPAs issued an unqualified “clean” opinion on the Land Trust of Virginia’s 2013 Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Full copies of our audited financial statements, as well as our form 990, are available upon request and at www. landtrustva.org.

“LTV is a lean and efficient organization; we have a small, competent, hard-working & friendly staff, and we benefit from thousands of hours of volunteer time from the board and others. Our goal is to have fun, and get the job done! We believe in constant improvement.”-Birge Watkins, Chairman

Contributions*and*Member*

Dues*29%*

Grants*1%*Stewardship*

Fees*28%*

Easement*Fees*9%*

Special*Events*7%*

Investment*Earnings*26%*

Revenue&

John MagistroExecutive Director

Ashton ColeDirector of Stewardship

Louise SearleAccreditation and Stewardship Manager

LTV Staff Staff UpdatesDon Owen announced his retirement as Executive Director at the LTV Annual Meeting in November. Don joined LTV in 2008 and led the organization though a very significant period of growth. Glennie Forbes, our long-time accreditation manager, also retired after years of dedicated service to LTV.

Contributions*and*Member*

Dues*29%*

Grants*1%*Stewardship*

Fees*28%*

Easement*Fees*9%*

Special*Events*7%*

Investment*Earnings*26%*

Revenue&

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Annual Report

the year in numbers

13 landowners permanently protected their land with LTV using conservation easements

acres of forest conserved

members creating a lasting legacy of conservation with LTV. Thank You!

1,280 acres of Virginia’s natural & cultural heritage saved

acres of farmland protected777578

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Issued May 2014