The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) is making $1.7 million available from its Preservation Trust Fund program and $175,000 from its Get Outdoors Fund for grants that protect open space for …
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VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will create safe access to open space and provide other public benefits.
Projects include parks, trails, and programs that increase safe access to open space in 21 localities.
New park will provide recreational opportunities for residents of and visitors to the City of Franklin while protecting the scenic Blackwater River and bald cypress habitat.
VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will create safe access to open space and provide other public benefits.
Latest grants support parks, trails, tribal lands, youth programs and other projects that increase public access to open space in 21 different counties and cities.
A parcel owned by the Capital Region Land Conservancy along the Appomattox River is now protected for public access and will contribute to the development of the Appomattox River Trail.
The establishment of the 88-acre Newton Neck Preserve is a a victory for conservationists and communities in the City of Chesapeake and throughout the bay watershed.
The Read Mountain Preserve has more than doubled in size thanks to a fruitful public/private partnership between a local advocacy group, local agencies, landowners and grants from VOF’s Preservation Trust and Forest Core funds.
VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will create safe access to open space and provide other public benefits.
