iLeft to right: Ellen Shepard of Virginia’s United Land Trusts, Faye Cooper of Valley Conservation Council, Wendy Kendrick of Central Virginia Land Conservancy, Dave Perry of Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, John Eustis of New River Land Trust, Meagan Cupka of Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, and Don Owen of the Land Trust Alliance. The group gathered at the Kendrick Farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst County, Virginia. / Photo by Meagan Cupka