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Category Archives: News

VOF announces $1.9 million in grants for public open space projects

Grants support 33 projects in 25 localities, with an emphasis on high-need communities.

Posted byJason McGarveyFebruary 9, 2021February 15, 2021Posted inGet Outdoors, News, Preservation Trust Fund

Buffer program works with landowners in Upper/Middle James River

Effort led by James River Association, Virginia Department of Forestry, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation funds tree plantings that protect streams.

Posted byJason McGarveyJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021Posted inNews

VOF hires outreach assistant for Bull Run Mountains Preserve

VOF’s new outreach assistant is developing new guided hikes and other educational initiatives at the preserve.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJanuary 25, 2021January 29, 2021Posted inBull Run Mountains, News

VOF protected more than 1 acre every hour in 2020

Conservation projects in 34 localities ranged from family farms and forests to public parks and trails.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021Posted inNews2 Comments on VOF protected more than 1 acre every hour in 2020

VOF supports expansion of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve in Roanoke

1,326-acre forest in Roanoke County hosts the world’s largest known population of globally rare piratebush shrub.

Posted byJason McGarveyJanuary 15, 2021March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

DCR expands Chestnut Ridge preserve in Giles with VOF grant

The 820-acre preserve in Giles and Bland counties is managed for its old-growth trees and offers possibilities for reintroducing the American chestnut and butternut tree.

Posted byJason McGarveyJanuary 4, 2021March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP1 Comment on DCR expands Chestnut Ridge preserve in Giles with VOF grant

VOF grant helps protect site of Urbanna Oyster Festival

The Chesapeake Bay’s largest and oldest oyster festival will have a space to call home for future generations, thanks to a partnership between festival organizers and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation …

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Posted byJason McGarveyDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020Posted inNews

VOF grant helps to establish new State Forest in Charlotte

Effort led by The Conservation Fund and Virginia Department of Forestry included support from a $1 million grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund.

Posted byJason McGarveyDecember 3, 2020March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP1 Comment on VOF grant helps to establish new State Forest in Charlotte

$1 million available for projects that create or expand public open space

VOF opens 2020-2021 grant round for its Preservation Trust Fund with an emphasis on community-driven conservation.

Posted byJason McGarveyOctober 21, 2020March 1, 2021Posted inNews, Preservation Trust Fund

VOF launches program to increase equitable access to open space

Get Outdoors program will provide grants of up to $25,000 for projects in underserved communities.

Posted byJason McGarveyOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020Posted inGet Outdoors, News

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