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: | Huff Rock |
|---|---|
| Category: | Forestland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 660.92 |
| Locality: | Wise County |
| Management Agency: | Land Trust of Virginia |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Protected Landscapes Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $182,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Land Trust of Virginia |
| Latitude: | 36.855322 |
| Longitude: | -82.689143 |
| Description: | Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) received VLCF funds to assist with placing a conservation easement on the 662-acre Huff Rock property located in Wise County six miles east of Big Stone Gap. The property is on Powell Mountain, which forms the eastern border of the Powell River Valley and is part of the High Knob Massif. Huff Rock contains numerous conservation values including: "Outstanding" Forest Conservation Value, a large amount of sensitive mountainside soils, 1.6 miles of perennial streams, "Outstanding" ecological core value, and potential endangered/threatened species. Additionally, the property is contiguous to the Big Cherry Reservoir, the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, and a property conserved by the Cave Conservancy of Virginia. The property contains incredible geologic formations, such as cave portals that connect to the cave system of the adjacent protected property, and mountain top rock formations, such as the one known as "Huff Rock". A conservation easement on the property will be co-held by LTV and the Lonesome Pine Soil and Water Conservation District. |
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