Varina residents Randy and Meade Welch recently donated their fifth conservation easement to Capital Region Land Conservancy, helping permanently preserve 39 acres in Eastern Henrico.
The property, known as “Kingsland Bend,” is located at 2231 Kingsland Road in Varina. The easement protects the historic battlefield landscape and scenic views from Kingsland Road while preventing further residential development in an area that is witnessing accelerated growth.
The easement safeguards soils for future agricultural use and protects and enhances water quality, as well as aquatic and riparian habitat in nearby Roundabout Creek, the James River, and the downstream Chesapeake Bay.
The preservation of Kingsland Bend builds on earlier efforts by the couple and CRLC, including 353-acres located about one mile to the east that the Welch family conserved and then donated to CRLC – property that is now the Varina LandLab Conservation Area…