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: | Downtown Greens Expansion Project |
|---|---|
| Category: | Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: | FY23 |
| Acres: | 56.00 |
| Locality: | City of Fredericksburg |
| Management Agency: | Downtown Greens Inc. |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | None |
| Amount Awarded: | $400,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Downtown Greens Inc. |
| Latitude: | 38.281723 |
| Longitude: | -77.467266 |
| Description: | Downtown Greens, Fredericksburg’s oldest community garden, has embarked on an effort to conserve 56 acres of open space adjacent to Braehead Farm, the last working farm in the City of Fredericksburg. Although small in acreage, its 23 acres of active, prime farmland provide significant community benefits that include addressing the mission of Downtown Greens to produce local food that enhances nutritional security for the City’s underserved communities. The parcel shares a 1,200-foot boundary with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, helping buffer both Braehead Farm and the adjacent Lee Drive from encroaching industrial development. Its 30 acres of bottomland forest, wetland and vernal pool habitat help generate clean water for the nearby lower Rappahannock River, a state scenic river. |
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