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: |
Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve |
| Category: |
Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: |
FY22 |
| Acres: |
73 |
| Locality: |
Fluvanna County |
| Management Agency: |
Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$65,084.00 |
| Applicant: |
Tadpole Land and Trail Conservancy |
| Latitude: |
37.858213 |
| Longitude: |
-78.244995 |
| Description: |
In July 2021, TLTC purchased 76 acres along Ballenger Creek in Fluvanna County to create Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve. The land is covered in forest and recovering forest, with a diversity of hardwood trees, shrubs, wildflowers and ferns and contains several attractive cliffs covered with mountain laurel. TLTC plans to place 73 acres of this property in a conservation easement with Virginia Outdoors Foundation to conserve the land, prohibit timber harvesting, and provide public access and trails. TLTC plans to build trails, parking lots, information kiosks, and plant and habitat interpretive signs.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
