Department of Conservation and Recreation
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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: | Bryant Land Company |
|---|---|
| Category: | Farmland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY26 |
| Acres: | 402.00 |
| Locality: | Southampton County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Agriculture & Forestry, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Water Quality Improvement |
| Amount Awarded: | $225,000.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Latitude: | -77.174974 |
| Longitude: | 36.668666 |
| Description: | The Virginia Outdoors Foundation received VLCF funding to place an easement upon a 408-acre farm in Southampton County. Bryant Land Company is a multi-generational family-owned business which grows soybeans, peanuts, and cotton in a rotational mix. Their farm includes over one mile of road frontage, leaving it vulnerable to future development. The owners wish to protect the property and the unique wetlands and water features, including frontage on Sweat Swamp. The easement will ensure the continued use of agricultural activities and protect the old growth Cypress wetlands found in Sweat Swamp together with the permanent establishment of 100-foot forested riparian buffers. |
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