After Celebration Associates purchased the Virginia Hot Springs Company in 2002, they sold 9,250 acres of their original 11,500-acre purchase on and around Warm Springs Mountain and the Cascades Gorge to The Nature Conservancy.  In October 2004, they placed an additional 935 acres into permanent conservation easements with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to ensure the protection of the area’s mountain ridges and pastoral landscape for future generations. 

While Homestead Preserve’s 2,300-acre community could have allowed for the construction of as many as 1,800 home sites, the developers have limited the number to 450, reflecting a unique commitment to the natural heritage of Bath County, Virginia.  Homestead Preserve is dedicated to creating a community that not only replicates the historic architecture of western Virginia but which also protects the landscape for future generations.

In order to ensure Homestead Preserve’s commitment to natural and historical preservation continues into the future, Celebration Associates created the Virginia Hot Springs Preservation Trust.  This trust, funded with a portion of each home sale, is a not-for-profit agency that provides grants for educational programs, preservation of historic structures, and a variety of conservation, research, and management efforts.