Conservation Easement will Preserve Loudoun Land into Perpetuity
PURCELLVILLE, Va. (July 8, 2025)
Old Dominion Land Conservancy (ODLC), a nonprofit dedicated to working with landowners to conserve water and land, has completed the conservation easement process for 431 acres of land on Pots House Road in Loudoun County that was donated by Loudoun residents Chuck and Stacy Kuhn. By placing it into conservation easement, the land will be protected from development and preserved as open space for future generations.
“We are proud to partner with the Kuhn family again to help save another 431 acres of Loudoun’s exceptional land, ensuring this beautiful, historic, and environmentally significant swath of property will remain intact. Conservation easements save land from future development which requires planning, understanding land use laws, and coordination with various government entities—and that is our role. By navigating these processes, we are ensuring more land is saved for our children’s children,” explained ODLC Executive Director Henry Stribling.
The conserved land, purchased by the Kuhns, owners of JK Land Holdings and JK Moving Services, is located on Pots Road and has several important features, which are located on and visible from four different public roads. The land has 7000 feet of streams, wetlands, four ponds, and floodplain areas. Conserving this land contributes to the overall protection of water quality in Goose Creek, a Virginia Scenic River.
Almost 375 acres are designated as either “Prime Farmland” or “Soils of Statewide Importance,” and the protection of these soils from development provides important land area to farm in the future. In addition, about 53 acres are covered in working forests, the majority of which are managed for sustainable timber production, scenic values, wildlife habitat, and water quality.
Most of the property is part of the historic “Huntland” property and is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, a portion of the land has historical ties to the Battle of Middleburg, a Civil War battle that occurred on June 17-19, 1863, as well as the Battle of Upperville, a Civil War battle that occurred on June 21, 1863. Some of the land is part of the St. Louis Village Conservation Overlay, an area designated by the county as an “African American Historic Community.”
“Through our partnership with Old Dominion Land Conservancy, we have been able to save thousands and thousands of acres of Loudoun land from development—including this most recent property. They have tremendous expertise in the conservation easement process, which is leaving an indelible mark on our region by protecting our amazing landscapes. We appreciate that ODLC is helping my family be good stewards by preserving Loudoun’s natural habitats, farmland, and past,” explained Chuck Kuhn.
Over the years, ODLC has recognized the Kuhn family for its ongoing conservation efforts, which have resulted in saving more than 22,000 acres of land to date—a third of it in Loudoun County, including 128-acre Loudoun riverfront property that was donated to NOVA Parks; 135-acre Westpark golf course in Leesburg that is being transformed into a park; 87-acre JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary; 150-acres in Purcellville used to start the JK Community Farm, a nonprofit that alleviates hunger by growing chemical free crops and livestock and donating them to local foodbanks; and 42 acres in St. Louis, one of Loudoun’s first African American townships, to protect it from development.
Old Dominion Land Conservancy (ODLC) is a 501(c)3 that seeks to protect land and water and provide for future generations. It focuses on the preservation of Virginia’s beautiful, historic countryside and valuable water resources. ODLC tailors conservation easements to meet the specific needs and conservation purposes of ODLC and each landowner. ODLC also seeks to educate the public on why land conservancy is important and so easily overlooked. Since 2001, ODLC has helped designate and preserve thousands of acres in land conservancy.
