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: |
Camp Branch Wetlands NAP Addition |
| Category: |
Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: |
FY18 |
| Acres: |
66.25 |
| Locality: |
Floyd County |
| Management Agency: |
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Owner: |
Private |
| ConserveVirginia: |
None |
| Amount Awarded: |
$100,000.00 |
| Applicant: |
New River Land Trust |
| Latitude: |
36.86012811 |
| Longitude: |
-80.516128 |
| Description: |
New River Land Trust utilized VLCF funds to assist with the purchase of a fee simple acquisition of 66 acres to become an addition to the Camp Branch Wetlands Natural Area Preserve in Floyd County. The property shares nearly a half mile of boundary with the existing preserve and is central to protecting three imperiled species, including a globally rare dragonfly called the Appalachian snaketail (Ophiogomphus incurvatus), and two additional federally and state listed species. The tract includes 3,171 feet of streams and an estimated 15 acres of wetlands.
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
