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The City of Waynesboro will complete a project to improve habitat and water quality through restoration of managed turf to forest and meadow habitat and construction of urban Best Management Practices (BMPs) to manage stormwater runoff. The project will take place on land adjacent to the South River Greenway in Waynesboro, VA and includes design and construction of bio-retention facilities to trea. . . read more!
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Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) will complete an invasive species removal pilot project that will protect other areas in the watershed from the spread of a noxious weed, wavyleaf grass, improving habitat for wildlife and recreation. In 2022, additional funds were approved to expand and continue this program - including the addition of two sites for additiona. . . read more!
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Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, LLC will complete a pilot project working with state and non-governmental partners to implement an incentive program to encourage establishment of riparian buffers on private land along the South River, Middle River, and Christians Creek, improving habitat for wildlife and recreation. The project, “Healthy Streams Farm Stewardship Program”, will be modeled after p. . . read more!
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The City of Waynesboro will improve habitat, water quality, and recreational opportunities on city-owned land. Waynesboro will restore habitat adjacent to the South River and South River Greenway through tree planting and establishment of meadow areas using native plant species and manage stormwater through construction of urban best management practices (BMPs). This project will also create addit. . . read more!
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (refuge), located in southeastern Virginia Beach, VA, was established in 1938 as a wintering and breeding area for migrating waterfowl and other migratory birds. Today the refuge consists of over 9,000 acres of marsh, woodland, beach/dune, and scrub/shrub habitats and supports a high diversity of waterfowl species through approximately 900 acres of managed fresh-. . . read more!
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Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (VDCR) purchased 2 parcels(totaling 136.85 acres) adjacent to the Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve (DRPNAP) in December 2019. DRPNAP, located in Rockingham County, VA, supports one of the largest remaining systems of Shenandoah Valley Sinkhole Ponds in Virginia, unusual and conservation-worthy ecosystems that support an extraordinary assembla. . . read more!
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Cave Conservancy of the Virginias (CCV) acquired approximately 118 acres adjancent to Grand Caverns Park in Grottoes, VA in March 2020. Two parcels were acquired: about 29 acres of mostly forested floodplain habitat adjacent to the South River; and about 89 acres of upland habitat that includes the Madison Saltpetre Cave and Steger's Fissure. These caves are home to a large population of the feder. . . read more!
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This acquisition includes approximately 350 acres in Augusta County, VA, and contains some of Virginia’s most outstanding conservation sites, including sinkhole pond wetlands and upland forests that are important habitat for several rare species. The property was dedicated as a new Natural Area Preserve (Lyndhurst Ponds Natural Area Preserve) under the Natural Area Preserves Act, owned and managed. . . read more!
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Augusta County acquired 6 acres of land to create a new public access point at Dooms Crossing along the South River at Dooms, VA., between two existing access points that are approximately 8 miles apart. The new access point at Dooms will create the opportunity for shorter trips, approximately 3 miles downstream of the public access point at Basic Park in Waynesboro, VA and approximately 5 miles u. . . read more!
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The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC), in partnership with Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's (VDCR) Division of Natural Heritage, facilitated an acquisition of approximately 110 acres adjacent to both the Shenandoah National Park and the Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve (DRPNAP) in Rockingham County, VA. PATC donated 62 acres to VDCR's DRPNAP. The remaining acreage is re. . . read more!
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