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:	Westervelt/TNC Acquisition
Category:	Forestland Preservation
Grant Round:	FY15
Acres:	1964.98
Locality:	Sussex County
Management Agency:	Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Owner:	State
ConserveVirginia:	None
Amount Awarded:	$100,000.00
Applicant:	Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Latitude:	36.93758373
Longitude:	-77.119007
Description:	Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries received a grant award of $100,000 to contribute to the fee acquisition of a 1,964-acre property to add to a network of contiguous protected habitat that includes the existing Big Woods Wildlife Management Area, Big Woods State Forest, and Piney Grove Preserve (total of ~7,700 acres). The property is entirely forested, 84% of it classified as high forest-conservation value. The tract has potential to support the rare pine savannah forest type and will increase the footprint of longleaf pine (a diminished tree species in Virginia) restoration efforts in the Commonwealth. The property contributes to one of the most intact coastal-plain stream systems in eastern Virginia. Multiple wildlife species of greatest conservation need will benefit from this acquisition. The parcel will allow for full public use and provide expanded outdoor recreational opportunities to over 1.5 million people located within a 45-mile radius of the property, including hunting, wildlife viewing, hiking and other wildlife-related and outdoor activities.