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: | Lower Potomac River Corridor |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY24 |
| Acres: | 320 |
| Locality: | Westmoreland County |
| Management Agency: | The Trust for Public Land |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Scenic Preservation, Protected Landscapes Resilience, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $585,000.00 |
| Applicant: | The Trust for Public Land |
| Latitude: | 38.180346 |
| Longitude: | -76.908468 |
| Description: | The Lower Potomac River Corridor project will conserve 320 acres of farmland located along the Potomac River and Popes Creek directly across from and within the viewshed of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is partnering with the landowners, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation, and the US Navy to acquire open-space easements on two adjacent farms to be co-held by VOF and the Navy. When conserved, these farms will become part of an over 2,700-acre complex of contiguous farmland, forests and wetlands protected through conservation easements, and link to another 3,000 acres of public and privately conserved land, including the GW Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland State Park, and Stratford Hall National Historic Landmark, extending for eight miles along the river. |
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