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: |
Moore and Dorsey - Bell and Johnson Tracts |
| Category: |
Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY12 |
| Acres: |
148 |
| Locality: |
Clarke County |
| Management Agency: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$80,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Clarke County Easement Authority |
| Latitude: |
39.16423973 |
| Longitude: |
-77.934784 |
| Description: |
The grant award of $80,000 to Clarke County Easement Authority assisted in the purchase of a conservation easement on 148 acres of farmland. Moore and Dorsey, Inc. had owned this property for more than 50 years. This farm and an additional 800 acres owned by Moore and Dorsey was a viable apple orchard until recently when it was converted to a landscape nursery. This property is within the Long Marsh Rural Historic District and the easement includes the protection of two historic structures contributing to that district. Matching funds for the project included NRCS Farm and Ranchland Protection program; landowner donation; Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Clarke County PDR program; and Piedmont Environmental Council land preservation trust.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
