Virginia’s working farms and forests, battlefields and other historic sites, natural areas, parks and rivers are critical to its economy, culture and quality of life. In 1999, the assembly and governor established the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) to fund protection of these resources. The interactive map below depicts VLCF-grant projects funded since 2000.
Name: | Leonard Farm |
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Category: | Farmland Preservation |
Grant Round: | FY01 |
Acres: | 148 |
Locality: | Carroll County |
Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation/National Committee for the New River |
Owner: | Private |
ConserveVirginia: | None |
Amount Awarded: | $81,806.00 |
Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
Latitude: | 36.67702501 |
Longitude: | -80.933842 |
Description: | A grant for $81,806 was awarded to secure an easement on a 148-acre grade-A dairy adjacent to New River Trail State Park. The project had three primary public purposes: 1) protection of prime agricultural soils unusual in Southwest VA; 2) protection of scenic views along New River Trail beside Chestnut Creek, which runs through property - easement covers both sides of Trail; and, 3) protection of state park resources |