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Category Archives: TERRA

Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve doubles in size

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, 2023May 23, 2023Posted inNews, TERRALeave a comment on Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve doubles in size

Plant SWVA Natives Campaign and Propagation Center, Montgomery County

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, 2023February 13, 2023Posted inTERRA, Grant SpotlightLeave a comment on Plant SWVA Natives Campaign and Propagation Center, Montgomery County

Read Mountain Preserve North, Roanoke County

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, 2022August 9, 2022Posted inTERRA, Preservation Trust Fund, Places That Connect1 Comment on Read Mountain Preserve North, Roanoke County

VOF announces $1 million for community projects in Southwest Virginia

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, 2021April 12, 2021Posted inNews, TERRA2 Comments on VOF announces $1 million for community projects in Southwest Virginia

Albright Scout Reservation, Chesterfield County

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 inTERRA, Grant Spotlight3 Comments on Albright Scout Reservation, Chesterfield County

VOF supports expansion of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve in Roanoke

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, 2021January 15, 2021Posted inNews, TERRALeave a comment on VOF supports expansion of Poor Mountain Natural Area Preserve in Roanoke

DCR expands Chestnut Ridge preserve in Giles with VOF grant

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, 2021January 4, 2021Posted inNews, TERRA1 Comment on DCR expands Chestnut Ridge preserve in Giles with VOF grant

VOF grant helps to establish new State Forest in Charlotte

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, 2020December 3, 2020Posted inNews, TERRA1 Comment on VOF grant helps to establish new State Forest in Charlotte

Webinar recording for Forest CORE Fund grant round now available

Webinar recording for Forest CORE Fund grant round now available

The webinar provided an overview of the 2020 grant round, which is focused on community-supported conservation projects in nine Southwest Virginia localities.

Posted byJason McGarveySeptember 9, 2020September 9, 2020Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVPLeave a comment on Webinar recording for Forest CORE Fund grant round now available

VOF emphasizes community conservation in latest Forest CORE Fund RFP

VOF emphasizes community conservation in latest Forest CORE Fund RFP

$1,000,000 is being made available in the third grant round of the program, with eligibility requirements being tightened to reflect a priority on projects that benefit communities most directly impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Posted byJason McGarveyJuly 6, 2020September 9, 2020Posted inNews, TERRATags: Forest CORE Fund MVPLeave a comment on VOF emphasizes community conservation in latest Forest CORE Fund RFP

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