Virtual land conservancy event to honor former governor, wife

The Central Virginia Land Conservancy will hold an online Conservation Celebration and Auction from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27.

The event, hosted by WSLS Channel 10 news anchor John Carlin and held in conjunction with the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, can be accessed via Zoom from the website partyforland.org.

The organization will present its A. Victor Thomas Environmental Stewardship Award honoring the late Gov. Gerald Baliles and his wife, Robin.

“Baliles was a champion for the environment as governor in the late 1980s, creating the Natural Resources Secretariat during his tenure, among other achievements. His wife Robin is on the board of the Virginia Environmental Endowment. The couple conserved two family farms in Patrick County with the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy shortly before Gov. Baliles’ passing in the fall of 2019,” the conversancy said in a news release.

For more information, visit partyforland.org, or contact Kyle Simpson at (434) 942-4320 or ksimpson@cvalc.org.