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Proyectos financiados por VLCF

Las granjas y los bosques, los campos de batalla y otros sitios históricos, las áreas naturales, los parques y los ríos de Virginia son fundamentales para su economía, cultura y calidad de vida. En 1999, la asamblea y el gobernador establecieron la Fundación de Conservación de la Tierra de Virginia (VLCF) para financiar la protección de estos recursos. El mapa interactivo a continuación muestra los proyectos subvencionados por VLCF financiados desde 2000.

Nombre:	Cowbane Prairie NAP Addition (withdrawn)
Categoría:	Preservación del Área Natural
Ronda de subvenciones:	FY17
Acres:	84 . 03
Localidad:	Condado de Augusta
Agencia de Gestión:
Dueño:
ConservarVirginia:	ninguno
Monto Otorgado:	$877,050.00
Solicitante:	Departamento de Conservación y Recreación de Virginia
Latitud:	38 . 01705717
Longitude:	-79.057103
Descripción:	DCR's Natural Heritage Program proposed to acquire in fee approximately 84 acres along the South River and adjacent to Cowbane Prairie Natural Area Preserve in Augusta County. The subject property is within a mapped Conservation Site, which has the highest possible biodiversity ranking of B1. This high ranking is due to the high number of rare species and significant natural communities found there, as well as the high viability and the extreme rarity of some of those elements. Fifteen rare plants and five globally rare communities are found within the preserve and most of these populations require periodic burning to remain healthy. Protecting the property will serve as a smoke buffer for the prescribed burning necessary on the adjacent preserve, as well as prevent further degradation of water quality to the South River by securing the riparian zone along more than 4,100 feet of the river and tributary streams. This project was awarded a grant of $877,050, but alternative funding was attained and the VLCF grant was withdrawn.