Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
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: | Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve - Northeast Addition (FY21 Round 2) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY21 Round 2 |
| Acres: | 78 |
| Locality: | Roanoke County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Natural Heritage Division |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Protected Landscapes Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $109,153.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Natural Heritage Division |
| Latitude: | 37.246645 |
| Longitude: | -80.082718 |
| Description: | The DCR Division of Natural Heritage received VLCF grant funds that supported the fee simple acquisition of approximately 78 forested acres that adjoin the Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve in Roanoke County. The Preserve, established in 1991, is designed to protect the world’s largest population of a globally imperiled plant species and the pine-oak heath habitats it occupies. This habitat is subject to natural fires that are difficult to control and tend to burn across large areas making contiguous, unfragmented managed areas critical. The subject tract not only supports individuals of the globally-rare Pirate Bush, it provides significant buffer on the northeastern flank of the Preserve, effectively completing the Preserve design in this direction. |
| Pictures: |   |
