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: | Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve - Anderson Addition |
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| Category: | Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 48.07 |
| Locality: | Franklin County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Protected Landscapes Resilience, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $250,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Latitude: | 37.031506 |
| Longitude: | -79.883433 |
| Description: | DCR-DNH received VLCF funding to support fee-simple purchase of 48 acres in Franklin County as an addition to Grassy Hill Natural Area Preserve. This tract falls within four categories of ConserveVirginia, is located in one of Virginia's essential conservation sites, supports several natural heritage resources and has been identified as a resiliency parcel needed to complete the overall Preserve design. This proposed acquisition will more fully protect one of Virginia's Essential Conservation Sites and protect a globally rare natural community and a globally imperiled plant species. The property is forested with a globally rare forest type, the Central Appalachian Basic Ash-Hickory Woodland. This tract was threatened with impending development before purchase by a sympathetic conservation buyer working on behalf of DCR-DNH to protect the parcel from incompatible development. |
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