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: |
Big Woods (FY09) |
| Category: |
Forestland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY09 |
| Acres: |
1,286.43 |
| Locality: |
Sussex County |
| Management Agency: |
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
| Owner: |
State |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$550,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
| Latitude: |
36.95731482 |
| Longitude: |
-77.05195 |
| Description: |
A grant award of $550,000 to Department of Game and Inland Fisheries assisted in the acquisition of a portion of the Big Woods tract in Sussex County to establish a new wildlife management area. This parcel is valuable to the long-term recovery of the Federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, found on the adjacent 2,700 acre Piney Grove Preserve. Acquisition of the property by DGIF provides for sustainable wildlife, forest management, and public access.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
