78914510.1-1014Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016ConservationActivities Administered By The Department Of Conservation And RecreationVirginia Conservation Easement ActValidity1988, cc. 720, 891.Wetlands America Trust v. White Cloud Nine1415772016-02-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3177024/wetlands-america-trust-v-white-cloud-nine/ . . . common law” as the VCEA expressly states. Code §10.1-1014. It is primarily the VCEA’s . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-1014//10.1-1014/10.1/I/10.1/10.1-1014A conservation easement is valid even though:section1 It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;section112 It can be or has been assigned to another holder;section222 It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;section332 It imposes a negative burden;section442 It imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;section552 The benefit does not touch or concern real property; orsection662 There is no privity of estate or of contract.section772Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.section1