In June of 2018, a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Albemarle County was completed. The plan was developed by County staff with support from the County’s Natural Heritage Committee . The plan is the most recent milestone in a long history of the County’s commitment to protecting natural resources and biological diversity. Completion of the BAP satisfied Strategy 4a of the Natural Resources Chapter of the County’s Comprehensive Plan, which called for creation of “an Action Plan for Biodiversity to protect significant areas of biological importance in the County.”

In July of 2019, the Comprehensive Plan was amended to adopt several recommendations of the BAP, and to make implementation of the plan a County goal. Implementation of goals and recommendations of the BAP are currently underway through the County’s Natural Resources Program and Natural Heritage Committee.

The BAP is included in the revised Comprehensive Plan as a Reference Document. Links to the full plan, executive summary, appendices, and maps are provided below.

Biodiversity Action Plan | Appendices  |  Maps | Executive Summary