VLCF Funded Projects
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: |
Wainbur Farm |
| Category: |
Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY15 |
| Acres: |
166.74 |
| Locality: |
Fauquier County |
| Management Agency: |
Fauquier County |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$90,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
Fauquier County |
| Latitude: |
38.61556218 |
| Longitude: |
-77.676686 |
| Description: |
Fauquier County Agricultural Development Department received funding for the purchase of a conservation easement on 167 acres in Fauquier County on the Wainbur Farm near Calverton. All crops grown on the property support the 350-cow dairy operation. Most of the property is either prime farmland or statewide important soils. In addition to cattle grazing fields being fenced out to protect water quality, the entirety of Wainbur Farm's 4,000-foot border with Licking Run is protected by a 35 foot vegetative buffer. The VLCF grant award of $90,000was matched by Fauquier County PDR program funding.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
