Acquire 484 acres of indigenous ancestral homelands on the Rappahannock River at Fones Cliffs to conserve it as a natural area and use for educational purposes befitting the Tribe and the public. Project will protect wetland and forest habitat adjacent to other projected lands to benefit breeding and migratory habitat for bald eagles, ospreys, and waterfowl.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Acres for America
Project Title: Conserving Indigenous Rappahannock Ancestral Lands at Fones Cliffs on the Rappahannock River (VA)
Organization:
Rappahannock Tribe
Project ID:
0701.21.073162
Description:
Award Amount:
$500000.00
Location:
The property is off Pea Ridge Ln in Warsaw, VA, owned by Northern Neck Lumber Co. and the Morris Family, in northwest Richmond County, near Tappahannock on the Middle Peninsula. It does not have public road frontage and accessed by a 50-foot easement known as Sallie’s Rd towards Luke’s Island.