The latest, and final, grant round for the Forest CORE Fund aims to protect large-scale forests in localities impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
930,000
acres in Virginia protected.
4,000
miles of rivers and streams.
150
miles of hiking and biking trails.
2
acres conserved every hour since 1966.
Start here if you have open space you would like to protect.
Start a new grant application or check the status of an existing one.
See the dates and locations of upcoming Board meetings.
This will be the final grant round for the Forest CORE Fund, which was established in 2018 using $15 million received by the Commonwealth as mitigation for forest fragmentation caused by a large natural gas pipeline being developed in the region.
BRMNAP becomes the 14th forest in Virginia to be inducted into the network, and the second in Prince William County.
Latest grants from the Preservation Trust Fund support a wide range of open-space projects across the Commonwealth, from farmland to historic resources to recreational land.
An annual wine and arts festival and other events strengthen ties to the community, and the bottom line, for a 360-year-old family farm in Walkerton.
The Town of Montross has its first-ever park thanks to the efforts of the community and a Get Outdoors grant from VOF.
On Anathallo Acres, owner Alex Moore’s land ethic and business sense are helping the farm “flourish anew.”
