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: | Eastern Divide South - Hagan Tract Addition (supplemental funding) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Natural Area Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY26 |
| Acres: | 104.00 |
| Locality: | Montgomery County |
| Management Agency: | VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation - Department of Natural Heritage |
| Owner: | State |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $1,074,781.00 |
| Applicant: | VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation - Department of Natural Heritage |
| Latitude: | -80.385625 |
| Longitude: | 37.228109 |
| Description: | The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Division of Natural Heritage (DNH), with assistance of The Conservation Fund, received a VLCF grant (to supplement the grant they received in FY25) for the fee-simple purchase of approximately 104 acres in Montgomery County. Located on the outskirts of Blacksburg, this property is identified as part of a focal area to conserve one of the most at risk and imperiled species in Virginia. The local karst landscape, referred to as the Ellett Escarpment, is subject to severe development pressures and notable losses of natural habitat. Conserving this property will help protect several significantly rare species, intact and mature dry calcareous forests, and approximately 1,100' of tributaries to the North Fork Roanoke River. |
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