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I know our visitors appreciate having a little bit of extra room, and the comfort of knowing that this segment of Buttermilk will forever remain open to the public” said Josh Stutz, Executive Director of Friends of James River Park.Īdditionally, the Rogers gift is helping to save the highest priority conservation value lands in the Commonwealth of Virginia by protecting scenic as well as cultural and historic resources identified in ConserveVirginia 3.0, a tool consisting of 24 mapped data inputs that rank the top 10%. We really appreciate the hard work that went into this. “Opportunities to expand JRPS are usually pretty hard to come by, so we are grateful for the chance to help CRLC make this a reality. “On behalf of so many users, we thank the Rogers for addressing the need to expand the park through their generous donation.”įriends of James River Park provided a grant of $25,000 to CRLC to support due diligence expenses to facilitate this transaction.

#Richmond leaves in supercan driver

“Residents of the 4th District, and the City, routinely prioritize the park not just as a neighborhood amenity but as a regional attraction and economic driver for outdoor and adventure tourism boasting over 2 million visitors annually,” said 4th District Council member Kristen Nye. “Carrie and I grew up in this neighborhood-Westover Hills-independently developing our love of the outdoors by playing in these woods and hiking these trails when they were still just animal trails,” said Josh Rogers. “We have been proud to protect the public use of these trails for the past 15 years and are thrilled to share that this land will be conserved as parkland for all to enjoy for generations toĬome,” shared the Rogers. In so doing, the Rogers are fulfilling a promise to keep the trails open to the public and taking action to implement the James River Park Master Plan by increasing the acreage of the park. The Rogers have subdivided their property and donated 3.46 acres, including the entirety of the trail network located on their property, to the Capital Region Land Conservancy (“CRLC”) to be protected in perpetuity and be added into the James River Park System (“JRPS’) conservation easement upon transfer to the City of Richmond.

Today, the Rogers have taken the ultimate step of ensuring the public will forever have access to the Buttermilk Trail from Westover Hills Boulevard. Such agreement secured the use of the trails though they also contained termination clauses that could again threaten the closure of Buttermilk Trail. It was not until 2015 that the Rogers were able to establish a recreational easement with the City of Richmond. Such was the case of Josh and Carrie Belt Rogers who wanted to allow for continued use of 0.3 miles of the Buttermilk West Trail on their property from a trailhead located at Westover Hillsīoulevard on the south end of the Boulevard Bridge. The City of Richmond was delaying acceptance of a 10’ wide trail easement despite owners seeking city-provided liability coverage since 2007. Were at risk of being closed due to liability concerns from public use, organized races, and events that brought more than 60,000 people onto private property.

It wasn’t long ago, however, that portions of this trail Richmond’s nationally celebrated James River Park System grows by a few acres today private landowners have donated nearly 3.5 acres in a crucial area of the park system.īuttermilk Trail is an essential part of the James River Park Trail loop that Men’s Journal named one of the best in the country in 2021.