Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
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| Name: | The Green at the Science Museum of Virginia (FY21 Round 2) (withdrawn) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: | FY21 Round 2 |
| Acres: | 5.20 |
| Locality: | City of Richmond |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | Cultural & Historic Preservation |
| Amount Awarded: | $250,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Latitude: | 37.560893 |
| Longitude: | -77.466498 |
| Description: | The Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond proposed an innovative partnership that would allow the Museum to convert a surface parking lot at its historic Broad Street Station into an urban park. The proposed 5.2-acres was to be protected in perpetuity as open space providing recreational and environmental benefits. The project would incorporate and demonstrate science-based, natural solutions to the effects of climate change while addressing the growing need for open green space in an area under intense development pressure. Transferring control of the parcel to VOF under the Open Space Land Act would protect it in perpetuity from the threat of future development and will provide necessary capital for its transformation into a high-quality public park and sustainable landscape. With a ready audience of Museum visitors, public transit passengers, and a growing number of residents and workers within a 10-minute walk, bike, or bus ride, the site was highly accessible and visible with the promise of becoming a signature park for both the City of Richmond and the Commonwealth. This project was withdrawn. |
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