Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
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: | Henry W. Carneal |
|---|---|
| Category: | Forestland Preservation |
| Grant Round: | FY26 |
| Acres: | 563.00 |
| Locality: | Smyth County & Washington County |
| Management Agency: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Owner: | Private |
| ConserveVirginia: | Natural Habitat & Ecosystem Diversity, Floodplains & Flooding Resilience, Cultural & Historic Preservation, Protected Landscapes Resilience |
| Amount Awarded: | $281,150.00 |
| Applicant: | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
| Latitude: | -81.788216 |
| Longitude: | 36.873263 |
| Description: | The Virginia Outdoors Foundation was awarded $281,150 from VLCF to place an easement on the 563-acre Carneal property. The property contains high forest value, with approximately 350 acres ranked as "outstanding" by the Virginia Department of Forestry. The southern portion of the property lies within the Saltville Battlefield Historic District with a series of well-preserved and historically significant Civil War fortifications. In addition to its forestal and historic values, the property contains frontage on the North Fork Holston River and nearly two miles of perennial tributaries to the river. The western two-thirds of the property fall within an Ecological Core ranked C1 ("outstanding") and the property provides habitat for multiple natural heritage species. In addition, it shares its western boundary with the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area and is in close proximity to a privately-held VOF easement to the east. |
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