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: |
New River - Connector Parcel |
| Category: |
Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: |
FY15 |
| Acres: |
11.93 |
| Locality: |
Pulaski County |
| Management Agency: |
Pulaski County |
| Owner: |
Local |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$125,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Pulaski County |
| Latitude: |
37.13769198 |
| Longitude: |
-80.579172 |
| Description: |
Pulaski County requested funding assistance to acquire 11.93 acres near the City of Radford. The primary purpose for the acquisition was to provide public access for canoeing and fishing and to allow for the construction of a recreational trail from the Old Riverlawn Elementary School, to the community of Fairlawn, the New River (an American Heritage River), and ultimately Bissett Park. The planned 1.5 mile trail will utilize the existing bridge piers from Radford's Battle of New River Bridge, which is one of 388 sites included on Virginia's Civil War Trail. A marker documenting the history of this battle is located on the Bisset Park side of the New River. Future plans would include a walking history of the Battle.Pulaski received a grant award of $125,000 for this project.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
