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: |
Koon Dairy Farm |
| Category: |
Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY09 |
| Acres: |
213 |
| Locality: |
Clarke County |
| Management Agency: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$146,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Latitude: |
39.20982272 |
| Longitude: |
-78.048366 |
| Description: |
The grant award of $146,000 funded the purchase of a conservation easement on 213 acres of farmland in Clarke County by the Clarke County Easement Authority. This property is a working dairy farm, containing approximately 175 acres of open land for hay, crop and pasture, and another 40 acres of woodland. The farm also includes 2,800 feet of frontage on Opequon Creek, an EPA designated impaired waterway. The family has worked with the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District to implement Best Management Practices on the property, including a nutrient management plan, no-till planting, winter small grain cover crops and a woodland buffer filter. The property has a home from 1910, which was determined by the Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission to be eligible for the National Register.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
