The Commonwealth’s working farms and forests, natural areas, parks, rivers, battlefields and other historic sites are critical to our economy, culture and quality of life. In many ways, Virginia is defined by its land and waters. VLCF Virginia Land Conservation Foundation With such unmatched resources, however, comes the appointed from each of Virginia’s 11 congressional responsibility to conserve and protect these special places districts, ensuring representation from all corners of for future generations. The Virginia Land Conservation the state. The Secretary of Natural Resources is the Foundation (VLCF) works to do just that. chair of the VLCF and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is also a member. In 1999, the General Assembly and the governor established the VLCF to help fund protection of VLCF Results these resources. Funds from the foundation are used to establish permanent conservation easements and Since the fund’s inception in 1999, the assembly has to purchase lands for conservation purposes. State allocated more than $44.5 million to the Virginia agencies, local governments, public bodies and Land Conservation Fund, including $9.8 million qualified nonprofit groups are eligible to receive to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. These funds matching grants from the foundation. leverage additional conservation dollars from federal, local and private sources. For example, the 2011 grant round of $2.4 million leveraged an additional $16.6 How Does VLCF Work? million in matching funds. In other words, each dollar The foundation provides state funding to conserve the state invests results in many more dollars worth of four categories of special land. Those categories are land conserved. open spaces and parks, natural areas, historic areas, and farmland and forest preservation. The money VLCF funding has not been steady, however, and has comes from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, never matched documented demand (more than $96 which is managed by the foundation. A portion million in grant requests through 2012, which was of the fund may be used for matching grants $63 million more than what was available). to localities, other public bodies and nonprofit organizations, and for grants to state agencies to Through 2012, VLCF grants have been awarded to For more information, contact: purchase land or conservation easements. Twenty- help protect more than 45,500 acres of Virginia’s most Department of Conservation and Recreation five percent of the fund also goes directly to the important lands, from farms on the Eastern Shore, to Attn: Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Virginia Outdoors Foundation for the acquisition parkland in Chesterfield, to Civil War battlefields in 600 East Main Street, 24th Fl of conservation easements. the Shenandoah Valley. Many lands protected through Richmond, VA 23219 VLCF provide public recreational use and access to 804-225-2048 The Virginia Department of Conservation and significant natural-resource lands. Email: [email protected] Recreation provides administrative support to the foundation’s 19-member board. An interagency The VLCF grant program is a critical component www.dcr.virginia.gov/land_conservation/ workgroup reviews and recommends grant of the state’s land protection efforts, along with applications to the board. Land Preservation Tax Credits and the Purchase of Development Rights Program. The map in this Board members are appointed by the governor, the brochure shows the location of all VLCF grant Senate and the House of Delegates. Members are awards from 1999 to 2013. 2000 2006 2008 2011 2012 1. The Big Survey 44. Brandy Station 85. Big Woods (2008) 102. Arkfield Farm 119. BLD Farms Rose Hill 2. Welbourne Farm Easement 45. Cedar Creek 86. Feedstone Hunting Club 103. Island Ford Farm 120. Dorsey Orchard Tract 3. Embrey Farm 46. Kernstown 87. Frank Ott Farm PDR 104. Moore and Dorsey - Bell and Johnson Tracts 121. Messick Farm PDF 4. Fort Christianna (Withdrawn) 47. Third Winchester 88. Koon Dairy Farm 105. Noland PDR Project 122. Sundance Properties 5. Kanawha Canal Park (withdrawn) 48. Brumley Mountain (2006) 89. Richardson PDR 106. Pitchers For the public 123. Chapman Farms 6. Palmyra Lock and Mill Site 49. Dragon Run Conservation Corridor 90. Adam Thouroughgood House 107. Upper Hoskins Creek 124. Crew House Tract at Malvern Hill 7. Talbot Farm Conservation Easement 50. George Property 91. B Williams and Co Store 108. Gen Jackson Amputation Site 125. Prillaman Farm 8. Hickory Hollow Nature Trail 51. Meadow Grove Property 92. Cool Spring Farm 109. Island Farm - Cedar Creek Battlefield 126. Clinch River Cleveland to Artrip 9. Powers Tract, Northwest River 52. Oaken Brow (withdrawn) 93. Pamplin Pipe Factory 110. Werowocomoco Archaeological Site 127. Coneflower Habitat - Milton Farm Phase 2 10. Indian River Park 53. Portobago Creek Easement 94. Crows Nest (2008) 111. Cedars Natural Area Preserve - Bowen Tract 128. South Quay NAP Phase 2 11. McAfee Knob/Carter Land 54. Four Mile Tree 95. Dragon Run - Milby Tract 112. Cheroenhaka Protected Land 129. Belmont Bay Farm Phase 1 12. Powhatan Creek (withdrawn) 55. Huntsberry Farm Project 96. Old Growth Blackwater River II 113. Milton Easement, Pedlar Hills Glades addition 130. Jackson House at Ball’s Bluff 56. Hutchison Farm/South Lot 97. Unthanks Cave 114. South Quay Battlefield 2001 57. Kelly’s Ford Battlefield Overlook Park 98. Appomattox River Conservation Area 115. Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park 58. Kippax Plantation 99. Nelson Tract 116. Lynnhaven Estuary Protection Farm / Forest Preservation 13. Brush Creek Farm 59. Lick Run Civil War Battlefield 100. Short Hills Tract 117. Roanoke River Greenway 14. Elgin Dairy Farm Historic / Cultural 60. Bulls Pond 101. White’s Ford Regional Park 118. Whitehall Trail Easement 15. Leonard Farm 55 104 Natural Areas Protection 61. Clinch/Pinnacle 47 16. The Meadow 102 120 7 18 Open Space / Park 62. Crows Nest (2006) Frederick 56 17. Burhman (Malvern Hill) 43 Winchester 92 101 63. Fletcher Ford 27, 40, 45 73 88 18. Carr Property 123 Loudoun 130 64. Altavista/English Area Park 74, 109 46 Clarke 19. Chancellorsville Battlefield 2 115 65. Chincoteague Open Space 36 Falls Church 20. Topotomoy Battlefield Warren 23 24 Arlington 66. Jamestown Campground and Yacht Basin 41 14 21. Clinch River Shenandoah Fairfax Alexandria 67. Paradise Creek (2006) 103 Fauquier Manassas Park 22. Garden Creek (withdrawn) 105Manassas Fairfax 68. Rappahannock Station Park 122 Rappahannock Prince William 23. Rare Oak-Hickory Forest 69. Tobacco Heritage Trail - Phase 2 Page 51 44 68 83 129 24. Fairfax Cross County Trail Easement 86 Rockingham 35 50 42 Culpeper 87 25. Historic Yorktown Beach Trail Harrisonburg Stafford 94 2007 Madison 121 57 62 26. Jamison Cove Marina Highland 125 108 Fredericksburg VLCF Greene 77 King George 70. Big Woods Project (2007) Virginia Land Conservation Foundation 82 3 27. Keister Park Augusta Orange 118 52 5919 Westmoreland 28. Mary B. Stratton Estate 71. Brumley Mountain (2007) Staunton Spotsylvania 34 Albemarle 37 53 72. Charlton Hill (withdrawn) Waynesboro 106 29. Waid Recreation Area Bath Charlottesville Essex 65 Caroline Northumbe Louisa 107 30. Whitt-Riverbend Park 73. Marlboro Angus Richmond Rockbridge 33 rland 31. William’s Wharf Landing 74. Colley Farm Funded Projects 6 16 39 Alleghany 72 8 75. Dunn Meadow Property Lexington Fluvanna Hanover King and Queen Covington Nelson King William Lancaster 100 Buena Vista Goochland 20 49 2005 76. Ingles Ferry Farm 26 Accomack Middlesex 77. Montpelier - Home of James Madison Amherst 32. Black Farms Property Botetourt 5 Buckingham Powhatan Richmond 95 78. Lower Blackwater - Blackwater 2 Henrico New Kent Mathews 22 33. Page Property Craig 17 110 11 Cumberland 28 Northampton 79. Old Growth Blackwater River Lynchburg Chesterfield 124 James Gloucester 34. Port Tobacco Appomattox Colonial Charles City City 30 Roanoke Amelia 58 32 80. Gallohan-Surgenor Cave Protection 38 Bedford Heights Hopewell Williamsburg 25 91 Buchanan Giles Roanoke 93 35. Brandy Station 127, 113 Salem 31 Prince Edward 66 89 81. Sweet Spring Hollow Campbell Petersburg 54 York Poquoson 36. Fishers Hill Montgomery 117 Bedford 12 Newport News Dickenson Bland Radford 64 Nottoway 98 Surry 82. Bullpasture River (withdrawn) Tazewell Prince George 60 37. Riveroak Wise Dinwiddie 126 Pulaski 81 Hampton 83. Merrimac Farm Norton 61 99 76 Franklin 85 38. Gilvary Forest Russell 1 13 Isle of Wight 90 116 84. Paradise Creek (2007) Floyd Charlotte Lunenburg Sussex Norfolk 39. Marks and Jacks Islands 21 48 Wythe Portsmouth Smyth 29 70 79 Brunswick Virginia 40. Cedar Creek Bluff 71 Pittsylvania 119 84 Beach Lee Scott Washington Halifax 112 Franklin 10 111 15 Carroll Suffolk 67 41. Fairview Park Mecklenburg Emporia 78 Chesapeake 80 Grayson Patrick Martinsville 69 Bristol 75 4 Southampton 42. Fray Tract 97 Galax Greensville 63 Henry Danville 96 43. Mount Pleasant Farm 114, 128 9