Cacapon Watershed Collaborative
The Cacapon Watershed Collaborative (CWC) aims to protect the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Watershed’s valuable ecosystems and residents’ way of life. The Cacapon Watershed Conservation
GunBarrel Hunt Club
In 2023 the Land Trust and GunBarrel Valley Wild Life Preserve forged a partnership to protect 834 acres of vital hunting grounds in Hampshire County.
Listening to the Land
Landowner stories from the Cacapon & Lost Rivers Valley
What the Land Remembers – reflections from John Gavitt
Some moments stay with us – not because they were dramatic, but because they quietly changed how we see the world. In December 2015, longtime conservation supporter John Gavitt shared two simple photographs on Facebook. More than a decade later, he says those posts still capture exactly how he felt
Roots That Run Deep: The Pull of Home in the Cacapon Valley
Farming has long worn a romantic reputation – open fields, rolling hills, and a life close to the land. But for the families who have worked this Valley generation after generation, the truth is far more complex. Farming can be dangerous, isolating, and, at times, deeply heartbreaking. And yet, those
Making Hay: The Quiet Intelligence of the Land
The Valley has a way of settling you. Its long views – fields stitched together with barns, woods, and homes – feel steady, almost timeless. That sense of calm doesn’t come from neglect or chance. It comes from people who pay close attention, year after year, and make choices that