
VOF awards $2M in grants to 11 open-space projects
Latest grants supports projects to protect working farms, historic landscapes, and public parks.
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934,000
acres in Virginia protected.
4,000
miles of rivers and streams.
150
miles of hiking and biking trails.
2
acres conserved every hour since 1966.
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Latest grants supports projects to protect working farms, historic landscapes, and public parks.

The resolution highlights VOF’s long-standing collaboration with federal, state, local, and private partners; its leadership in voluntary land conservation; and its significant contributions to agriculture, forestry, tourism, and quality of life for Virginians.

VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will increase access to open space, protect working farms and forests, and provide other public benefits.

An annual wine and arts festival and other events strengthen ties to the community, and the bottom line, for a 360-year-old family farm in Walkerton.

The Town of Montross has its first-ever park thanks to the efforts of the community and a Get Outdoors grant from VOF.

On Anathallo Acres, owner Alex Moore’s land ethic and business sense are helping the farm “flourish anew.”