2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 120
Commending the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2026
WHEREAS, for 60 years, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation has served Virginians by preserving and protecting forestland, farmland, parkland, and other open spaces; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation was established by the General Assembly in 1966 to promote the preservation of open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, land, or other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific, and recreational areas of the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation works collaboratively with federal, state, and local agencies to implement public policies related to the protection of the Commonwealth's natural and cultural resources for future generations; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation builds partnerships with the private sector to promote voluntary participation in programs that further the Commonwealth's land conservation goals; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation has earned the Commonwealth recognition as a national leader in the conservation of private lands through voluntary programs; and