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: | Marshland on the Mattaponi River |
|---|---|
| Category: | Open Spaces and Parks |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 482 |
| Locality: | King William County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $220,200.00 |
| Applicant: | Wildlife Foundation of Virginia |
| Latitude: | 37.557039 |
| Longitude: | -76.786529 |
| Description: | The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia proposes to acquire in fee 482 acres of marshland on the Mattaponi River in the Town of West Point. In addition to perpetual protection of a magnificent viewshed, the marsh provides water quality improvement, floodplain and flooding resilience, and permanent protection of habitat suitable to support wildlife resources, including several species of greatest concern as outlined in the Virginia Wildlife Action Plan. The property also provides protection of habitat for many state tier two species, including game species (American black duck). Partners on this acquisition include Ducks Unlimited, the Department of Wildlife Resources (who will hold an open-space easement on the property), the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the property owner. |
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