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:	Wainbur Farm
Category:	Farmland Preservation
Grant Round:	FY15
Acres:	166.74
Locality:	Fauquier County
Management Agency:	Fauquier County
Owner:	Private
ConserveVirginia:	None
Amount Awarded:	$90,000.00
Applicant:	Fauquier County
Latitude:	38.61556218
Longitude:	-77.676686
Description:	Fauquier County Agricultural Development Department requested funding for the purchase of a conservation easement on 167 acres in Fauquier County on the Wainbur Farm near Calverton. Wainbur Farm is owned by the Burton family and is a supplement to the family's dairy farm operation to the west. All crops grown on the property support the 350-cow dairy operation. Most of the property is either prime farmland or statewide important soils. Wainbur Farm is approximately one-half mile from a 400-acre farm also owned by the Burton family and within the Fauquier County PDR program. In addition to cattle grazing fields being fenced to protect water quality, the entirety of Wainbur Farm's 4,000-foot border with Licking Run is protected by a 35 foot vegetative buffer. The VLCF grant award of $90,000was matched by Fauquier County PDR program funding.