The governor has announced $14.7 million in land conservation grants to protect 55,575 acres statewide. The Northern Neck is represented by two grants, one in Richmond County and one in Westmoreland County. Together, the NNK projects account for 1,284 acres and $2,301,166.
Richmond County
Requesting organization Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia
Project name: Acquiring Rappahannock Tribe's Ancestral Homelands Phase III
Acquisition of 964 acres on the Rappahannock River at Fones Cliffs, the ancestral homelands of the Rappahannock Tribe. The site, adjacent to property owned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, contains a mile of frontage on the river.
Amount: $1,716,166
Categories: Historic Preservation, Forestland Preservation
Westmoreland County
Requesting organization The Trust for Public Land
Project name: Lower Potomac River Corridor
Conservation easements on 320 acres of farmland along the Potomac River and Popes Creek. These conserved farms will be connected to another 3,000 acres of public and privately conserved land, including Westmoreland State Park, on the Northern Neck.
Amount: $585,000
Category: Farmland Preservation
Read about all the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation FY2024 Approved Projects.