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: |
Cheroenhaka |
| Category: |
Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY16 |
| Acres: |
169.8 |
| Locality: |
Southampton County |
| Management Agency: |
Cheroenhaka Tribe/DCR |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$271,145.00 |
| Applicant: |
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribal Heritage Foundation |
| Latitude: |
36.69172372 |
| Longitude: |
-77.051598 |
| Description: |
The project protects approximately 170 acres adjacent to DCR's Cypress Bridge Swamp Natural Area Preserve and land already owned by the Cheroenhaka Tribe. The property is now under easement of natural area dedication by DCR's Natural Heritage Program. Approximately 10 acres of the property is native bottomland forest and most of the remainder is upland planted with loblolly pine. The applicant will harvest the pine forest and replant with native Virginia longleaf pine and restore the upland into an uneven-aged, open canopy longleaf pine savannah with a diverse herbaceous understory through selective thinning and prescribed fire. Protection of the property serves as an important buffer to the natural area preserve and prevent incompatible uses, particularly industrial or commercial development. The Cheroenhaka Tribe received a grant award of $271,145 to assist in completing this project.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
