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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