Family moves to keep Powhatan rural, permanently protects 134 acres for Virginia wildlife

Family moves to keep Powhatan rural, permanently protects 134 acres for Virginia wildlife

POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. A Powhatan County family has placed 134 acres of their forested property under conservation easements to protect a wildlife corridor stretching across Virginia. Christopher Benonis and Christine Cadigan-Benonis share their property, known as Chesterbury 100, with migrating mammals and birds. The wooded area off Miles Road is part of the Virginia Wildlife Corridor, which stretches from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Great Di…