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Project: Abingdon Skills and Pump Cycling Park Projectĭescription: The town is developing a skills and pump cycling park to complement the growing use of the Virginia Creeper Trail and solidify Abingdon’s reputation as a cycling community. The additional parkland will be added to the City of Richmond’s James River Park System and will protect the “View That Named Richmond.” Project: Dock Street – James River Park Systemĭescription: The Conservation Fund is working to create a new riverfront public park on Dock Street in Richmond’s historically underserved East End neighborhood. TLTC will place 73 acres of the property under open-space easement with VOF and create trails and a parking area for public access. Project: Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve (BCNP)ĭescription: In 2021, TLTC purchased 76 acres along Ballenger Creek to create public trails. Grantee: Tadpole Land and Trail Conservancy (TLTC) This addition would allow for direct public access. The existing preserve has three conservation and open-space easements protecting the natural environment, but only one limited public access point. Project: Read Mountain Preserve, North Expansionĭescription: Read Mountain Preserve, North Expansion, is focused on the acquisition of 56 acres adjacent to the 547-acre Read Mountain Preserve in Roanoke County.
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Grantee: Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Project: Farmstrong Community Farm Developmentĭescription: Farmstrong Community Farm is a project that engages youth and community members in hands-on, skills-based immersion in agriculture, STEM, and environmental sustainability that will promote food access, career opportunities, and educational advancement. Project: Accotink Floodplain and Trail Conservation Projectĭescription: The project will protect 6.7 acres on several parcels of stream valley floodplain alongside an existing public trail in suburban Fairfax County and place it under easement with Fairfax County. Grantee: Northern Virginia Conservation Trust The site will have approximately 13 miles of trails, interpretative signage, and a parking lot. Grantee: New River Soil & Water Conservation Districtĭescription: The funding will be used to purchase a 30-acre tract of land on the New River that will be operated and maintained by the New River SWCD as a public natural area and be protected from development in perpetuity. The project is a partnership between the New River Land Trust and the Poverty Creek Trails Coalition. The site is used for guided tours, research, educational, and recreational purposes.ĭescription: This funding will be used to purchase 203 acres of intact forest on Brush Mountain and donate it to the Town of Blacksburg as part of a larger recreational area.
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Project: Caroline Diamonds – The Oak Barrens at Barrel Springsĭescription: This project will protect 96 acres of a globally rare gravel bog, an historic 1840 farmhouse, and surrounding oak barren uplands and add it to an adjoining 17-acre preserve. Grantee: Meadowview Biological Research Station Project: Preserving Historic Fairfield Propertyĭescription: This land acquisition will protect 20.77 acres of land from development and increase a greenway surrounding historic Fairfield manor, which was built in 1694.