A gift of nature: Dragon Flats Preserve transferred to Friends of Dragon Run

From left are Bettina Ring, The Nature Conservancy Virginia state director; Dave Rhodes, a founding member of the Friends of Dragon Run; Andy Lacatell of Saltwater Consulting RVA; Jeff Wright, Friends of Dragon Run president; and Sam Truslow, The Nature Conservancy director of land management.

Dragon Flats Preserve, a 495-acre property in Middlesex County, recently was transferred from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to the Friends of Dragon Run (FODR), a volunteer-led organization dedicated to protecting the 90,000-acre Dragon Run watershed.

A dedication ceremony was held September 9 to mark the transfer and celebrate decades of collaboration in preserving one of Virginia’s most ecologically significant landscapes, reported FODR communications director Jack Kauffman.

Dragon Flats lies along the Dragon Run, a 39-mile blackwater river and swamp….

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