WTVR reported that Mayo Island in Richmond, Virginia, received protected status and is now under a conservation easement as part of the James River Park System.
“This is a historic day for the city of Richmond and for our commonwealth,” said Richmond’s director of parks and recreation, Chris Frelke.
The conservation plan first identified the island as a priority for restoration and protection in the 1980s, so this designation is decades in the making. The protected status will ensure that the area will remain a park for future generations, protecting it from commercial or residential development…