Add to Eastern Shore’s Conservation Legacy
There are fewer and fewer places where children can run through a corn field, listen for the bobwhite’s call, and splash in the marsh mud. We’re lucky on the Shore to still have working farms, mature forests, and undeveloped waterways. Two families realized their vision to protect the Eastern Shore’s natural and cultural heritage forever with conservation easements on Peter’s Point and Lewis Farm.
Peter’s Point, 66 acres on Matchotank Creeek protected forever by Freddie and Paul Jacobs
Peter’s Point
“When I was a child, I raced up and down the cornfield rows with the neighborhood kids. Today, those rows are a succession of apartment blocks and the laughter of running children is no longer heard,” said Freddie Jacobs.
“As populations grow, so does the need for housing but people need more than a roof over their heads. They need to feel the sun on their faces; they need to breathe the fresh air and stretch their legs.
“Development and preservation must go hand-in-hand. It is with that in mind that we decided to preserve our land on Matchotank Creek for future generations and for the deer, wild turkey, herons, geese and occasional eagle that make our property their home,” said Freddie and Paul Jacobs.
Peter’s Point is 66 acres of forest and wetlands just outside of Onancock, Va owned by Freddie and Paul Jacobs. The conservation easement adds to the more than 400 acres already protected by VES Land Trust and Virginia Outdoors Foundation along Matchotank Creek. A conservation easement on Peter’s Point safeguards critical wetlands that filter water flowing into Matchotank Creek and to the Chesapeake Bay.
Lewis Farm, 103 acres on Bundick Creek protected forever by Hon. Lynwood Lewis, Jr.
Lewis Farm
“The efforts of the Land Trust are vital to protecting our quality of life and heritage here on the Shore. My son and I wanted to support that mission by putting our farm under easement,” said the Honorable Lynwood Lewis, Jr.
Lewis Farm is 103 acres on White’s Neck near Metompkin, Va owned by the Honorable Lynwood Lewis, Jr. The property is a mix of agricultural and forested land with some marsh. The conservation easement adds to the 166 acres already protected on Bundick Creek by VES Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy. Lewis Farm is also adjacent to the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s 516-acre Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve. A conservation easement on Lewis Farm ensures working lands remain a local asset.
The conservation easements on Lewis Farm and Peter’s Point add 169 acres to the 14,800 acres protected with VES Land Trust on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.