 Easements Continue to Conserve Forestland |
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| The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) recorded 24 easements for 8,005 acres in 2011. This figure brings the program total to just under 20,000 acres conserved in five years.
In Halifax County, Blue Wing LLC granted VDOF a conservation easement that protects 1,029 acres of working forestland. Located two miles west of Virgilina, the Blue Wing easement is now almost entirely forested. Bisected by Blue Wing Creek, a major tributary of the Hyco River, the property contains more than nine miles |
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Fluvanna Review - Reviving the sleeping giants |
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| The American chestnut was once one of the most important trees in Virginia, both in terms of economics and pure ground cover. The U.S. Department of Forestry estimates that over 25 percent of the Appalachian Forests were once American chestnut; livestock were fattened on the nutritious nuts, railroad cars full of chestnuts were shipped to big cities for the holidays, and the straight, rot-resistant wood was perfect for building barns and homes. |
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