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: |
Merrimac Farm |
| Category: |
Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: |
FY07 |
| Acres: |
301.76 |
| Locality: |
Prince William County |
| Management Agency: |
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
| Owner: |
State |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$820,773.00 |
| Applicant: |
Prince William Conservation Alliance |
| Latitude: |
38.62690444 |
| Longitude: |
-77.540099 |
| Description: |
Prince William Conservation Alliance was awarded $820,773 to provide a natural area for public use and passive recreation, environmental education, enjoyment of diverse wildlife, fishing and possible continued use of the land for hunting on a 302-acre farm located near Quantico Marine Base. The property, which is registered with the National Registry of Historic Sites 44-PW-0066, has a 115-acre floodplain parallel to Cedar Run that is a designated jurisdictional wetland. The site also contains suitable habitat for Small Whorled Pogonia (the rarest species of American orchid)and provides a buffer for one mile along the northern border of Cedar Run with over 100 acres of contiguous forested wetlands adjacent to Cedar Run.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
