Requesting organization Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Project name: Eastern Shore Forest Conservation Initiative III
Acquisition of 762 acres of forestland in Accomack County to improve habitat for migratory birds and species of greatest conservation need. This project will provide new public lands for wildlife-related recreation, including hunting, fishing and hiking.
Amount: $450,000
Categories: Forestland Preservation, Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Project name: Eastern Shore Forest Conservation Initiative II
Acquisition of 476 acres of forestland in Accomack County to improve habitat for migratory birds and species of greatest conservation need. This project will provide new public lands for wildlife-related recreation, including hunting, fishing and hiking.
Amount: $300,000
Category: Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization American Battlefield Trust
Project name: Brandy Rock Farm I Tract at Brandy Station Battlefield
Conservation easement to protect 100 acres within the Brandy Station Battlefield in Culpeper County. The site is part of a larger active agricultural property and contains woods, wetlands and intermittent streams.
Amount: $271,660
Category: Historic Area Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Project name: Highlands-Lonesome Pine
Conservation easement to protect 44,327 acres in the heart of Appalachia, in Wise, Buchanan and Dickenson Counties. This project will provide new public access for recreational boating, fishing, wildlife viewing, hiking, hunting and nature-based photography.
Amount: $1,000,000
Category:Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization DCR Natural Heritage
Project name: Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve - LCI Addition
Acquisition of 1,000 acres adjacent to Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve in Floyd County. The site, which lies within one of the most significant biodiversity hotspots in the state, will increase public access to the outdoors near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Amount: $3,617,677
Category: Natural Area Preservation
Requesting organization DCR Natural Heritage
Project name: Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve
Acquisition of 48.07 acres adjacent to Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve in Franklin County. Piedmont fameflower (Phemeranthus piedmontanus) is a globally imperiled plant species found here and in only one other county in the world.
Amount: $250,000
Category: Natural Area Preservation
Requesting organization Piedmont Environmental Council
Project name: Farmland Protection along Rapidan River Tributaries
Conservation easement on 229 acres of farmland and forest land in the Rappahannock Basin, including 1.2 miles of forested riparian buffers along tributaries of the Rapidan River. This project will provide financing for a cow-calf farmer to buy the property to protect it.
Amount: $282,500
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Department of Forestry
Project name: Taylors Mill Farm Conservation Easement, Additional Funding
Additional funding for a conservation easement to protect sensitive bottomlands and buffers on Fountain Creek on a 1,145-acre site in Skippers and Emporia in Greensville County. The property contains forestland, wetlands and active crop land managed by the same family for three generations.
Amount: $45,000
Category: Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization DCR Natural Heritage
Project name: Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve - Browne Farm Easement
Conservation easement to 45.38 acres adjacent to Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve in Halifax County. Located in one of the most significant essential conservation sites in the state, the property supports dozens of natural resources including habitat for four rare plants.
Amount: $250,000
Category: Natural Area Preservation
Requesting organization American Battlefield Trust
Project name: Whitby Tract at Second Deep Bottom Battlefield
Acquisition and conservation easement to protect 8.87acres within the Second Deep Bottom Battlefield in Henrico County, creating new open space for heritage tourists. The property, under development pressure, is adjacent to and across from land previously acquired and preserved by the American Battlefield Trust.
Amount: $300,215
Category: Historic Area Preservation
Requesting organization American Battlefield Trust
Project name: Welch-Penden Tract at Glendale Battlefield
Acquisition and conservation easement to protect 12.46 wooded acres in Henrico County that likely resemble how they looked at the time of the Glendale Battle. The property, under development pressure, is adjacent to and across from land previously acquired and preserved by the American Battlefield Trust.
Amount: $219,433
Category: Historic Area Preservation
Requesting organization Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
Project name: Marshland on the Mattaponi River
Acquisition of 482 acres of marsh in the Town of West Point. The marsh provides water quality improvement, floodplain and flooding resilience and supports habitat for several species of greatest concern.
Amount: $220,000
Category: Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Project name: Panamint Farm
Conservation easement on 533 acres of active farmland and forestland in Louisa County (more than 3 times the size of an average farm in the county). The property also contains frontage on Nunn, Goldmine and White creeks.
Amount: $110,300
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Project name: East West Creek Farms LLC
Conservation easement on 720.48 acres of active farmland that is part of a multi-generational family operation in Mecklenburg County. This property includes about two miles of frontage on Parham Creek and Flat Creek with wetlands and provides visual access to the public on Bellfield Road.
Amount: $610,000
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Project name: Bushy Park Farm Acquisition
Acquisition of 118.07 acres of waterfront in Middlesex County to develop a beach park offering public access to the Rappahannock River, Bushy Farm Creek and natural area. County, state and federal governments are partnering to protect the land, under development pressure, as open space.
Amount: $750,000
Category: Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization DCR Natural Heritage
Project name: Pedlar Hills Addition
Additional funding to complete the acquisition of 156acres adjacent to Pedlar Hills Glades Natural Area Preserve, which is currently 1,177 acres. The site, ranked for biodiversity at the highest possible level, contains a federally endangered plant and supports habitat for other rare species.
Amount: $65,000
Category: Natural Area Preservation
Requesting organization Piedmont Environmental Council
Project name: Farmland Protection near Barboursville
Conservation easement on 544.64 acres of farmland and forest in the Rappahannock Basin. About 3.3 miles of riparian buffers will improve water quality along tributaries to the Rapidan River and Blue-Cedar-Barbour Runs Stream Conservation Unit.
Amount: $605,000
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia
Project name: Acquiring Rappahannock Tribe's Ancestral Homelands Phase III
Acquisition of 964 acres on the Rappahannock River at Fones Cliffs, the ancestral homelands of the Rappahannock Tribe. The site, adjacent to property owned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, contains a mile of frontage on the river.
Amount: $1,716,166
Categories: Historic Preservation, Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Department of Forestry
Project name: Poplar Hollow Conservation Easement, Additional Funding
Additional funding for a conservation easement to protect 611 acres adjacent to Devil's Backbone State Forest. Most of the site is considered a high conservation value forest, and Cedar Creek and five streams on the property have major impacts on the watershed.
Amount: $250,000
Category: Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Project name: Stanley Hall at New Market Battlefield
Acquisition and conservation easement to protect 9.54acres within New Market Battlefield in New Market, including Hupp House, former slave quarters. Stanley Hall was built in 1834 by Dr. John W. Rice, founder of the Valley Turnpike company.
Amount: $303,771
Category: Historic Area Preservation
Requesting organization Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
Project name: French Tract at Fisher's Hill Battlefield
Acquisition and conservation easement to protect 146.08 acres within Fisher's Hill Battlefield and the area of Cedar Creek Battlefield. The site, which is forested and currently being used for agricultural purposes, was used as a Confederate defensive position multiple times throughout the Civil War.
Amount: $350,000
Category: Historic Area Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Project name: Nottoway 186
Conservation easement on 186 acres of agricultural and forested land in Courtland, with frontage on the state scenic Nottoway River and wetlands. The property, under development pressure, includes working pineland and hardwood forests, and provides habitat for several species of conservation concern.
Amount: $537,500
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Virginia Department of Forestry
Project name: Southampton 900
Conservation easement to protect a 900-acre site that contains working forestlands. The property, which is part of a larger privately owned property of 1,200 acres, contains wetlands and frontage along the state scenic Blackwater River.
Amount: $164,450
Category: Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization Franklin Parks Foundation
Project name: Deer Creek
Acquisition of 96 acres of forestlands, including old-growth hardwood bottomlands, along the state scenic Blackwater River in Southampton County. The project will develop additional parkland, a primitive camp site and boat launch to provide hiking, camping, boating and fishing access to the river.
Amount: $180,000
Category: Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization Stafford County
Project name: AP Legacy, LLC Farm
Conservation easement on 73.35 acres of the AP Legacy Farm (Glebe Farm), a Century Farm, in Stafford County. The property, which provides public visual access on a Virginia scenic-byway, includes farmland and forestland with perennial streams, wetlands and 100-year floodplain.
Amount: $248,450
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization The Nature Conservancy
Project name: Clinch Mountain, Pinnacle Rock
Acquisition of 680 acres of mostly Appalachian hardwood forests in the Brumley Gap community of Washington County, with a riparian buffer protecting 4.7 miles of the Brumley Creek headwaters. The property, which features the Pinnacle rock formation, is adjacent to Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area.
Amount: $567,250
Category: Forestland Preservation
Requesting organization Washington County
Project name: Abrams Creek Property Addition to Mendota Trail
Conservation easement and acquisition to protect 220 acres of Appalachian hardwood forestland and ridgetops in Washington County. The property is 2,000 feet downstream of the majestic 75-foot waterfall, Abrams Falls, and is drained by Abrams Creek, a tributary to the North Fork of the Holston River.
Amount: $241,000
Category: Open Spaces and Parks
Requesting organization The Trust for Public Land
Project name: Lower Potomac River Corridor
Conservation easements on 320 acres of farmland along the Potomac River and Popes Creek. These conserved farms will be connected to another 3,000 acres of public and privately conserved land, including Westmoreland State Park, on the Northern Neck.
Amount: $585,000
Category: Farmland Preservation
Requesting organization Land Trust of Virginia
Project name: Huff Rock
Conservation easement to protect 660.92 acres on Powell Mountain in Wise County, including mountaintop rock formations such as Huff Rock and cave portals. The property also contains 1.6 miles of perennial streams and supports habitat for species of greatest conservation need.
Amount: $182,000
Category: Forestland Preservation