2nd Row: Joan Oquinn, NCFPB Admin. Assistant, Ashley Butler, NCFPB Treasurer
3rd Row: Jim Brown and Greg Groves, NCFPB Members
The Nicholas County Farmland Protection Board (NCFPB) acquired a conservation easement under the West Virginia Voluntary Farmland Protection Act ยง8A-12-21. This easement was acquired from Darius and Clinton Dale Cook on July 8, 2026 and protects 151.16 acres of land in the Hamilton District of Nicholas County.
The Deed of Conservation Easement, which was agreed to by all parties, outlines the terms, conditions and restrictions on the property, and protects the landowners and the Grantees. The Nicholas County Farmland Protection Board, as the Grantee under the Deed of Conservation Easement, agrees to protect the property according to its mandate and the desires of the property owners as spelled out in the easement.
The Nicholas County Commission adopted a resolution creating the Farmland Protection Board in November of 2004. Since the inception of the program approximately 1,640 acres have been placed under conservation easement in Nicholas County. Over 140 of those acres were donated. The purpose of the Farmland Protection Program is to preserve farmland. To learn more about this program visit our web page at https://wvfp.org/nicholas or call Joan Oquinn, NCFPB Administrative Assistant at 304-619-4683. You can also contact us by email at niccofarmlandprotection@hotmail.com
Applications are accepted year round, with a deadline of June 30th of each year.