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Nature Conservancy buys more than 150,000 acres in western Virginia
Nature Conservancy buys more than 150,000 acres in western Virginia
By BRYAN MCKENZIE The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress 41 min ago
Clouds shroud The Nature Conservancy’s Cumberland Forest Project, 153,000 acres of forested land in western Virginia. The property is part of a 250,000-plus-acre swath of land the conservancy will maintain to protect wildlife while allowing existing commercial and recreational uses to continue for area residents.
Cameron Davidson courtesy The Nature Conservancy
The Charlottesville-based Nature Conservancy has closed its purchase of 153,000 acres of Appalachian Mountain property in Virginia with the intent to protect major rivers, wildlife and forests while continuing to provide residents in that area with occupations and recreation.
The Virginia land — part of the organizations 253,000-acre Cumberland Forest Project that encompasses acreage in Tennessee and Kentucky, as well — is north of the Clinch River and northeast of the Jefferson National Forest near Wise. ... The purchase of 100,000 acres in the other states was finalized in April.
Combined with state and national forests and private conservation easements, the Cumberland Forest Project properties form an Appalachian Mountain corridor that Nature Conservancy officials say acts as a migration highway for wildlife and a home for climate change-resilient forests.
The properties include diverse plant and animal life and feature 700 miles of headwater streams for the Clinch and Cumberland rivers, as well as the Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
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By BRYAN MCKENZIE The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress 41 min ago
Clouds shroud The Nature Conservancy’s Cumberland Forest Project, 153,000 acres of forested land in western Virginia. The property is part of a 250,000-plus-acre swath of land the conservancy will maintain to protect wildlife while allowing existing commercial and recreational uses to continue for area residents.
Cameron Davidson courtesy The Nature Conservancy
The Charlottesville-based Nature Conservancy has closed its purchase of 153,000 acres of Appalachian Mountain property in Virginia with the intent to protect major rivers, wildlife and forests while continuing to provide residents in that area with occupations and recreation.
The Virginia land — part of the organizations 253,000-acre Cumberland Forest Project that encompasses acreage in Tennessee and Kentucky, as well — is north of the Clinch River and northeast of the Jefferson National Forest near Wise. ... The purchase of 100,000 acres in the other states was finalized in April.
Combined with state and national forests and private conservation easements, the Cumberland Forest Project properties form an Appalachian Mountain corridor that Nature Conservancy officials say acts as a migration highway for wildlife and a home for climate change-resilient forests.
The properties include diverse plant and animal life and feature 700 miles of headwater streams for the Clinch and Cumberland rivers, as well as the Ohio and Tennessee rivers.
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Yay Nature Conservancy!!!
