ALEXANDRIA
The sun glistened on the Potomac River as the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) kicked off its annual gala at River Farm, the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society, in Alexandria. “It was a fitting location given NVCT’s leadership of the Save River Farm committee in 2021, a success story the organization is tremendously proud of,” explains NVCT’s executive director Alan Rowsome. Approximately 225 guests helped commemorate the trust’s 30th year of land protection and nature conservancy throughout the area, raising more than $140,000 to support NVCT’s initiatives like their new land acquisition projects. “They demonstrate to donors and supporters the tangible difference they are making in protecting Northern Virginia’s natural treasures for all time,” says Rowsome.
Historic River Farm
NVCT staff.
Musician Wilfredo Morales
This article originally appeared in the October 2024 issue.
