Since 1973, Jean and Hal Kolb have owned property in a mountainous area southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia, which consists of a 113-acre north-facing tract and a 63-acre south-facing tract. Both parcels are forested, and the upper reaches of the larger one contain some oaks and hickories approximately 200 years old. A clause in the conservation easement donated by the Kolbs to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation states that the 500-Year Forest Foundation will supply services to help “promote old-growth forest.