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Category Archives: TERRA

VOF announces $4 million for forest conservation in Southwest Virginia

Projects receiving latest Forest CORE Fund grants will protect 7,731 acres of high-quality forestland and wildlife habitat in four counties.

Posted byJason McGarveyMarch 13, 2025March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

VOF opens $4 million forest protection grant round in Southwest Virginia

Forest CORE Fund is accepting grant applications for projects in areas affected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline through January 22, 2025.

Posted byJason McGarveyNovember 20, 2024March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

Mill Creek Nature Park Revitalization, Giles County

The Town of Narrows wanted to protect its mountain backdrop and refurbish its trails. One grant from VOF’s Forest Core Fund made it possible to do both.

Posted byAnita AngeloneNovember 13, 2023November 13, 2023Posted inPlaces That Connect, TERRATags: conservation easement, Forest CORE Fund MVP, Giles County

AT Viewshed from McAfee Knob, Botetourt County

A grant from VOF’s Forest Core Fund is helping ensure protection of the iconic view from McAfee Knob, one of the AT’s most photographed views.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJuly 13, 2023March 20, 2025Posted inGrant Spotlight, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP5 Comments on AT Viewshed from McAfee Knob, Botetourt County

Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve doubles in size

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has purchased 775 acres in Giles and Bland counties with a grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund.

Posted byJason McGarveyMay 23, 2023March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

Plant SWVA Natives Campaign and Propagation Center, Montgomery County

A grant from VOF’s Forest CORE Fund is making it easier for people in SWVA to learn about and grow native plants, contributing to cleaner water, healthier soil and restored habitats for pollinators.

Posted byAnita AngeloneFebruary 11, 2023March 20, 2025Posted inGrant Spotlight, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP

Read Mountain Preserve North, Roanoke County

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.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJuly 19, 2022March 20, 2025Posted inPlaces That Connect, Preservation Trust Fund, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP1 Comment on Read Mountain Preserve North, Roanoke County

VOF announces $1 million for community projects in Southwest Virginia

Grants from Forest CORE Fund support eight projects that protect the outdoors and increase access to open space in Roanoke, Montgomery, Giles, Franklin, and Danville.

Posted byJason McGarveyApril 12, 2021March 20, 2025Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVP2 Comments on VOF announces $1 million for community projects in Southwest Virginia

Albright Scout Reservation, Chesterfield County

At the Albright Scout Reservation in Chesterfield county, small things add up to big results in real time, thanks to a group of youth volunteers and their adult advisors who have decided that hiking and camping aren’t the only outdoor experiences the 568-acre property has to offer.

Posted byAnita AngeloneFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021Posted inGrant Spotlight, TERRA3 Comments on Albright Scout Reservation, Chesterfield County

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

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