SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — More than $14 million in federal funding have now been allocated by Virginia lawmakers to assist in conservation efforts.
The funding is being utilized for three conservation projects, one of which is in Southampton County. The announcement was made by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine in a release on Monday. The funds are being provided through the Department of Agriculture’s forest Legacy Program.
Southampton is expected to receive more than $3.2 million for the Assamoosic Pinelands State Forest Project in an effort to establish a new state forest. The state-recognized Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia is expected to enter into a co-stewardship with the Virginia Department of Forestry and The Nature Conservancy to manage the property in the center of the former Nottoway Indian Tribe reservation, a release states.
The other two projects are in Floyd and Carroll Counties as well as Albemarle County.
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