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: | Farmland Protection West of Gordonsville |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY23 |
| Acres: | 360.44 |
| Locality: | Orange County |
| Management Agency: | Piedmont Environmental Council |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $237,500.00 |
| Applicant: | Piedmont Environmental Council |
| Latitude: | 38.188792 |
| Longitude: | -78.194028 |
| Description: | PEC together with Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District will conserve a 360-acre farm in Orange County with an NRCS Agricultural Land Easement, leveraging private, state and federal funding. Located southeast of Montpelier and along Hen + Bacon Run, the property fronts the Blue Ridge Turnpike (Route 231), part of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway. The farm has a cattle operation that currently runs 200 head on average with approximately 240 acres in pasture and 60 acres in forest. Productive soils cover 22% of the farm. Buffering the almost 3.2 miles of the Hen + Bacon Run, tributaries, ponds and wetlands will help enhance water quality to the Rapidan River-Blue, Cedar, Barbour Stream Conservation Unit and in the Rappahannock River watershed. |
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