VLCF Funded Projects
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: |
Marlboro Angus |
| Category: |
Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY07 |
| Acres: |
151 |
| Locality: |
Frederick County |
| Management Agency: |
Virginia Outdoors Foundation/Potomac Conservancy |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$250,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Potomac Conservancy |
| Latitude: |
39.08577659 |
| Longitude: |
-78.329054 |
| Description: |
The Potomac Conservancy received a grant award for $250,000 to record a conservation easement on the Snapp Farm, a 151-acre working farm on Cedar Creek near Marlboro in Frederick County. The Snapp Farm raises Angus beef cattle and replacement heifers and the family owns or leases several other pieces of land in the area, including a parcel adjacent to the easement. Mr. Snapp is actively engaged in conservation projects on his farm and uses streambank fencing, off-stream watering, and rotational grazing. The easement will protect vital farmland in a rapidly developing region, protect riparian land, and help to continue a strong agricultural tradition in Frederick County.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
