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:	Pleasant Grove
Category:	Forestland Preservation
Grant Round:	FY17
Acres:	1004.73
Locality:	Halifax County
Management Agency:	Virginia Department of Forestry
Owner:	Private
ConserveVirginia:	None
Amount Awarded:	$230,000.00
Applicant:	Virginia Department of Forestry
Latitude:	36.72239168
Longitude:	-79.053241
Description:	Virginia Department of Forestry received a grant award of $230,000 for the partial purchase of an open-space easement on 1,005 acres of land, 1,000 of which is in working forest and farmland, located west of South Boston in Halifax County. Ninety-one percent of the forestland on the property is classified as having high forest conservation value, and all of the soils currently in agriculture are classified as either Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance. The easement protects over 4.5 miles of watercourses with permanent forested buffers, including the wetlands present on the property. A quarter of the property and a number of structures on it are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.