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: | Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve Addition: Accokeek Bottomlands |
|---|---|
| Category: | Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY21 Round 2 |
| Acres: | 59 |
| Locality: | Stafford County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Natural Heritage Division |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Protected Landscapes Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $450,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Natural Heritage Division |
| Latitude: | 38.376343 |
| Longitude: | -77.361125 |
| Description: | DCR’s Natural Heritage Division received VLCF funds to purchase this 59-acre property in Stafford County as an addition to Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve. Acquisition of this tract enhances DCR’s ability to protect key visual and ecological buffers along the main public access corridor into the preserve and prevent incompatible development. The majority of the property includes forested wetlands and extensive forested riparian buffers along Accokeek Creek that provide habitat for numerous species of greatest conservation need including songbird habitat. |
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