Mission
A. PRESERVE AND PROTECT OPEN SPACE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY AND/OR THROUGH THE HOLDING OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; B. SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE RETENTION OF THE UNIQUE AGRARIAN AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA;C. ENCOURAGE IMPROVED COOPERATION, MUTUAL RESPECT AND SUPPORT AMONG CITIZENS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TOWARDS SOUND LAND USE PLANNING FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHERISHED LANDSCAPE AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AND D. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENT AND NEED FOR PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CONVSERVATION EASEMENTS AND OTHER MEANS TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES.