VLCF Funded Projects
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: |
Black Farms Property |
| Category: |
Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY05 |
| Acres: |
222 |
| Locality: |
Northampton County |
| Management Agency: |
The Nature Conservancy |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$400,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
The Nature Conservancy |
| Latitude: |
37.257257 |
| Longitude: |
-75.982202 |
| Description: |
A $400,000 grant was awarded to The Nature Conservancy to place a conservation easement on the Joe Black farm in Northampton County consisting of 222 acres, including 198 acres of prime (soil) farmland, with 133 irrigated, active acres producing high value potatoes, corn, and beans. In addition, this easement protects 75 acres of riparian and upland forest, which provides critical habitat for a diversity of wildlife, most notably migrating birds. The property fronts Old Plantation Creek and Route 13 and lies within the Resource Preservation Area (Chesapeake Bay) or Resource Management Area as designated by the Northampton County Comprehensive Plan. The VLCF Grant was matched by a $650,000 grant from the NRCS Farm and Ranch Lands Protection program.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
