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“There is nothing more practicalin the end than the preservationof beauty, than the preservationof anything that appeals to thehigher emotions in mankind.”

Why scenic resources now:

• Scenery is a finite resource.

• Attractive visual resources contribute to an increased sense of

civic pride.

• Identification reduces project delays due to public concern

and/or outrage, and saves long-term costs of mitigation for

improperly developed properties.

Presentation

• Scenic History

• Benefits

• Examples

• Next steps for

Virginia

Attention to

rivers was

originally

mentioned in

the 1960

Virginia’s

Common

Wealth’

History

History

The 2000 ACIR Report

called for additional tools for

scenic land conservation

EXAMPLES

• PLANNING & PROTECTION

• EASEMENTS

• DESIGN GUIDLEINES

• COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

WHY SCENIC ?• Provides:

– scenic resources in planning & design

– Conservation Land Tax Credit, if locally

adopted

• Supports Land Conservation

– Virginia Land Conservation Foundation

– Virginia Outdoors Foundation

Community Involvement

POHE National Scenic Trail

Enjoy

the View-

NPS

protocol

Va Scenic Rivers Program

NO Dam construction

Bored PipelineCrossings

Design Guidelines

• Roof Alignment

• Building Placement

• Pipelines

• Color Selection

• Facility height

• Orientation

Monticello

Viewshed Mapping

Successes

Blue Ridge Parkway

Easements

Mount Vernon

To Date –

- Have a logo & strategic plan

- Established a steering committee

- RMS Conference in Richmond at VCU in 2020

Scenic River Contact • Web- http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational-planning/srmain

• Lynn Crump, (804)786-5054

Lynn.Crump@dcr.virginia.gov