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: | Farmland Protection near Barboursville |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 544.64 |
| Locality: | Orange County |
| Management Agency: | Piedmont Environmental Council |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Cultural & Historic Preservation, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $605,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Piedmont Environmental Council |
| Latitude: | 38.231334 |
| Longitude: | -78.303171 |
| Description: | Farmland Protection near Barboursville (Orange County) advances farmland protection in the Rappahannock Basin, where Piedmont Environmental Council and Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation District and Virginia Land Conservation Foundation have secured significant federal and private funding to protect high quality farmland and improve water quality. The specific objectives of this project are to conserve 544 acres of quality farmland and forestland, including 274 acres of prime and statewide significant soils and 245 acres of forest; to protect and improve water quality with approximately 3.3 miles of permanent forested riparian buffers along tributaries to the Rapidan River and Blue-Cedar-Barbour Runs Stream Conservation Unit; and to facilitate the transfer of a debt-free farm to the next generation. |
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