Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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: | Unthanks Cave |
|---|---|
| Category: | Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY09 |
| Acres: | 140 |
| Locality: | Lee County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | None |
| Amount Awarded: | $150,500.00 |
| Applicant: | The Nature Conservancy |
| Latitude: | 36.61295817 |
| Longitude: | -83.227826 |
| Description: | A grant award of $150,500 helped fund the fee-simple acquisition by The Nature Conservancy of 140 acres to be added to the Unthanks Cave NAP and transferred at a later date to DCR. The site is part of one of Virginia's most significant cave systems and supports three globally rare cave communities and three globally rare cave invertebrates, and a sinking stream that feeds directly into the cave. VLCF funds were matched with USF&WS Powell River Watershed funds. |
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