Department of Conservation and Recreation
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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: | Acquiring Rappahannock Tribe's Ancestral Homelands |
|---|---|
| Category: | Forestland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 964 |
| Locality: | Richmond County |
| Management Agency: | Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia |
| Owner: | Tribe |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Scenic Preservation, Protected Landscapes Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $1,716,166.00 |
| Applicant: | Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia |
| Latitude: | 38.079262 |
| Longitude: | -76.919584 |
| Description: | The Rappahannock Tribe is seeking to acquire 964 acres of ancestral homelands on the Rappahannock River at Fones Cliffs (Phase III) to conserve it as a natural area and use it for educational purposes befitting the Tribe and the public. The Conservation Fund purchased the property, which the former owner had rezoned as a golf course community, and will convey a conservation easement to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and fee title to the Tribe. The property contains a mile of river frontage and is the largest of the remaining unprotected riverfront ownerships within the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge boundary. This project will create 2,454 acres of contiguous conserved habitat along three miles of riverfront, within a high priority Refuge focus area. The forested areas of the property are an example of Northern Coastal Plain/Piedmont Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest. The tract is immediately adjacent to property owned by the Refuge, which is in turn adjacent to Phases I and II of the Tribe’s project. |
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