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: | Kevin Jones Farm (FY21 Round 2) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY21 Round 2 |
| Acres: | 70 |
| Locality: | Stafford County |
| Management Agency: | Stafford County |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity |
| Amount Awarded: | $46,250.00 |
| Applicant: | Stafford County |
| Latitude: | 38.27567 |
| Longitude: | -77.408921 |
| Description: | Stafford County received this grant to place a conservation easement on the Kevin Jones Farm, which intersects both the Cultural and Historic Preservation and the Natural Habitat and Ecosystem Diversity categories of ConserveVirginia. The easement is held by Stafford County, pursuant to their Purchase of Development Rights Program. The 70-acre property is located along Forest Land Road, a scenic, rural road providing visual access to the traveling public and is used for crop production and keeping of livestock. The easement protects 36 acres of prime farm soils and soils of statewide importance; 15 acres of mixed forestland; and environmental features, including 2,430 feet of a forested perennial stream and 4.8 acres of high quality wetlands. The property falls within a DCR Natural Heritage ecological core, and contains an element occurrence of a threatened and endangered species. The property is adjacent to managed conserved lands under easement with Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, and is located 200 feet from another County PDR conservation easement. The property itself is associated with Civil War activity and will preserve on-site Civil War trenches. |
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