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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Name:	Eastern Shore Forest Conservation Initiative (FY21 Round 2) (withdrawn)
Category:	Forestland Preservation
Grant Round:	FY21 Round 2
Acres:	749
Locality:	Accomack County
Management Agency:	Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Owner:	State
ConserveVirginia:	Agriculture & Forestry, Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Protected Landscapes Resilience, Water Quality Improvement
Amount Awarded:	$400,000.00
Applicant:	Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Latitude:	37.746932
Longitude:	-75.741191
Description:	The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) received funds to acquire, conserve and improve 749 acres of forestland in Accomack County through its Eastern Shore Forest Conservation Initiative II, which complemented a VLCF-funded initiative to purchase over 7,000 acres on the Eastern Shore. This fee-simple acquisition presented opportunities to facilitate natural marsh migration, support coastal resiliency, provide new public lands for wildlife-related recreation, and, importantly, improve habitat for migratory birds and species of greatest conservation need in an area of hemispheric importance. This project was withdrawn.
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