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:	Brandy Rock Farm Tract at Brandy Station Battlefield
Category:	Farmland Preservation
Grant Round:	FY26
Acres:	225.80
Locality:	Culpeper County
Management Agency:	Virginia Board of Historic Resources
Owner:	Private
ConserveVirginia:	Agriculture & Forestry, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Water Quality Improvement
Amount Awarded:	$636,405.00
Applicant:	American Battlefield Trust
Latitude:	-77.915530
Longitude:	38.549724
Description:	The American Battlefield Trust received $636,405 in VLCF funding to preserve the 226-acre Brandy Rock Farm tract in Culpeper County through the purchase and recordation of an open-space easement to be held by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources (VBHR). The property includes 122 acres in the study area of the Brandy Station Battlefield, designated a Priority I.3 (Class B) site in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report. This property is part of a larger 1,600-acre working farm, and includes 55 acres of forest, two acres of wetlands, a one-acre pond, and 3,563 feet of intermittent streams. A separate 100-acre portion of Brandy Rock Farm previously received a VLCF grant and is under easement with VBHR. This new easement will be completed with the same landowner who will retain fee simple ownership, and will protect the property's agricultural productivity, conserve its natural and historic resources, and preserve the scenic viewsheds of both the Brandy Station Battlefield and nearby Culpeper Battlefields State Park.
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