Envision Henrico is group of citizens dedicated to working together for a healthy future for Henrico County and beyond. This site contains information about the following:
- Conservation Tools to Protect Your Land
- Adopted Henrico County Comprehensive Plan
- Our Vision
- Our Mission
- Our Goals
- Membership and Leadership
Conservation Tools to Protect Your Land
Thank you to those who attended and participated in our event at Dorey Park on March 20th. Landowners from near and far learned about the available tools for land conservation, and received valuable questions to answers such as:
- Are there tax credits for landowners who want to keep their land green?
- How does a conservation easement work, and what costs are involved?
- What’s the minimum acreage for Henrico’s Land Use Taxation program?
- Will county and state experts really visit my land – free of charge – to map its ecological health and economic potential?
- How can I make my yard inviting habitat for bobwhite quail and other native species?
- What defines a tree farm and is it profitable?
- What are alternatives to pesticide use in garden and yard maintenance?
- Is my property suitable for wetland mitigation banking?
Don't miss the next event in PSG's Conservation Education Series, Tools to Protect the Land You Love, with a focus on Purchase of Development Rights and Transfer of Development Rights on May 11th at Cosby High School in Chesterfield. More info.
Special Thanks
To our speakers and moderator:
- Jim Donati, Supervisor, Varina District
- Nicole Anderson Ellis, Envision Henrico
- Why We Protected Our Land - Buz and Nelda Snyder , Landowners
- Introduction to Conservation Easements - Cornelia Christian, Conservation Partners
- Birds Eye View of Other Land Protection Tools – Sarah Richardson, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
To our exhibitors:
- Envision Henrico Conservation
- Partners Capital Region Land Conservancy Henrico County – Land Use Program
- Planning Department Henricopolis Soil & Water Conservation District
- Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Outdoors Foundation
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Historic Richmond Foundation
- Williamsburg Environmental Group
- Partnership for Smarter Growth
- Varina Beautification Committee
To our partners:
- Capital Region Land Conservancy
- Conservation Partners
- Association for the Preservation of Henrico Antiquities
- Partnership for Smarter Growth
- Varina Beautification Committee
- Henrico County
- Carolyn Steffen, graphic design
View Invitation.
Adopted Henrico County Comprehensive Plan
Envision Henrico looks forward to continuing to work with the County and with citizens to ensure a balanced future for Henrico. The adopted Henrico County 2026 Comprehensive Plan with the amendment introduced by Supervisor Jim Donati reflects citizens wishes to preserve Varina's agricultural heritage and economy. Growth can be channeled to underutilized, already paved over spaces to strengthen existing communities.
Click here for a PDF of a map along a stretch of Broad Street between the City limits and Short Pump. We have built 1440 acres of parking lots for 110 acres of buildings. The potential for infill needs to be a central part of Henrico's future plans for growth.
Our Vision:
Envision Henrico strives toward a county in which growth is managed to provide a healthy and sustainable environment for all its citizens, for future generations, and planned to conserve its vast cultural, historic, and natural resources.
Our Mission:
Envision Henrico works to preserve and protect Henrico’s land, environment, history, and quality of life, by monitoring and influencing how and where we grow, and by advocating for strong public participation in local land use and transportation decisions.
Our Goals:
Envision Henrico will specifically accomplish the following objectives:
- Promote better models for development, guided by the principles of smart growth, environmental protection, community character, transportation alternatives, diversified economic development, recreation and parks promotion, watershed protection, and regional cooperation.
- Promote transparency in Henrico’s government
- Promote public input as critically important and essential throughout the Comprehensive Plan process.
- Provide a forum for discussion and review of relevant growth-related and rezoning issues.
- Inform and connect interested citizens and organize community response as necessary.
- Coordinate presence at all Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission meetings
- Partner with federal, state, and local governments, Partnership for Smarter Growth, Virginia League of Conservation Voters-Education Fund, and other organizations, to build a better Henrico together.
Membership and Leadership:
All committed to taking an active role in shaping the future of Henrico County through planning are welcome to join the group by signing up for email communications.
Cochairs are Jeanne McNeil and Lynn Wilson. Steering Committee members are Jane Koontz and Nicole Anderson Ellis.