The mission of the Friends of Buckingham is to protect the natural environment and cultural heritage of Buckingham County.
For over a decade, we have had great successes: We helped to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Learn about our history and join us to stop the looming threats.
Valley Link
The proposed Valley Link transmission line would cut a 200-foot-wide corridor through Buckingham County, threatening farms, forests, property rights, and the health of our communities. Residents across the region are speaking out against this undemocratic and harmful land grab. Together we can make a difference!
Don’t let this plan occur!
Gold Mining
We have the right and the responsibility to protect the health, water, air and land of rural Buckingham and potentially millions of Commonwealth residents along the Virginia Gold-Pyrite Belt and downstream from the well known ravages of industrial gold mining.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Cumberland Gas Plant
For residents of Buckingham and surrounding counties who have spent years living with the environmental and industrial footprint of large-scale energy projects, the Cumberland proposal deepens concerns that rural communities are increasingly facing even greater industrialization and environmental risks as Dominion accelerates its energy buildout.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Industrial Solar
Virginia forests are being destroyed to make way for solar power plants. Thousands of acres have been lost and many more thousands are on the chopping block. Home to countless plants and animals, forests also clean our air and protect our water. The trees, vegetation, and soil of forests are vitally important for a healthy world.
Don’t let this plan occur!
Events – These Affect Buckingham County Lives
News
Comment period opens for proposed biosolids application permit
A long-awaited public comment period has opened for those wishing to respond to a permit proposal that would allow the application of biosolids to nearly 2,000 acres in Nelson County. [A large targeted acreage is on the James River in the Manteo area, across from…
Subcommittee releases proposed conditions for station
Farmville Herald Published 11:11 am Friday, November 18, 2016 Editor’s note: The 40 proposed conditions are below this story. Buckingham’s planning and zoning office has released 40 conditions as part of an on-going special use permit process where Atlantic Coast…
County could get access to natural gas tap, 200 acres on lateral line
Farmville Herald Published 11:17 pm Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Buckingham County could have control and access to a natural gas tap off of a lateral line from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project (ACP). Kyanite Mining Corp. — one of Buckingham’s largest…
Possible compressor vote Monday | Farmville
Article from The Farmville Herald November 17, 2016 BUCKINGHAM — The Buckingham County Planning Commission will meet Monday November 21 at 6 p.m. to consider a special use permit request for Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC to construct a proposed 53,515 horsepower natural…
Buckingham residents call for community veto of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compressor Station
From article in Augusta Free Press dated November 16, 2016. Residents of the Union Hill and Union Grove communities presented a Community Veto Resolution to the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors opposing the proposed natural gas compressor station in Buckingham…
Feds target methane leaks on public land
BY DEVIN HENRY – 11/15/16 12:05 PM EST Regulators have finalized a rule cracking down on methane leaks at natural gas drilling sites on federal land. The rule, released Tuesday by the Interior Department, updates 30-year-old regulations on methane venting, flaring and…
Our Friends
Piedmont Environmental Council
Protecting and restoring the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, while building stronger, more sustainable communities.
Southern Environmental Law Center
The Southern Environmental Law Center is a team of more than 120 legal and policy experts working in nine offices across six states and in Washington D.C.
Virginia Conservation Network
Provides collaborative work in engaging with their partners in creating strong environmental policy at the state legislative level.
Appalachian Voices
Grassroots advocacy for clean energy, strong communities, and a healthy environment.
Virginia Organizing
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives.