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: | Pierces Lowgrounds, Meherrin River Conservation Easement II (FY23) |
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| Category: | Forestland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY23 |
| Acres: | 2860 |
| Locality: | Greensville County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $300,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Latitude: | 36.603168 |
| Longitude: | -77.397387 |
| Description: | The Pierces Low Grounds tract lies on the Meherrin River in Greensville County. This is a family owned and operated farm that has been in the same family for multiple generations. A VOF conservation easement will protect sensitive bottomlands, 15 miles of riparian buffers along the Meherrin River and perennial streams, and ensure that future generations may continue to own and manage its forests in perpetuity. This property contains 2,860 acres in forestal use mostly designated as high forest conservation value. Approximately 450 acres are in tillable farmland, all of which are Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance. Additionally, an Ecological Core ranked - C1 Outstanding, the highest possible score, blankets the tract stretching from the river to the road. This project was awarded an FY22 grant for $300,000 by VLCF. |
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