Increase longleaf pine habitat in southeast Virginia through plantings, prescribed burning and silvicultural management, as well as landowner outreach and education. Project will implement prescribed burning on 3,900 acres, plant 470 acres of longleaf, restore 220 acres, and harvest 50,000 longleaf cones, increasing the availability of locally sourced longleaf pine seedlings adapted to local conditions.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Expanding Longleaf Pine Restoration and Longleaf Seedling Availability in Southeast Virginia
Organization:
Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Project ID:
1903.23.078668
Description:
Award Amount:
$350000.00
Location:
Cactus Hill, Piney Grove Preserve, James River National Wildlife Refuge, various sites along the Nottoway River, Blackwater Ecological Preserve, The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, and various sites managed by TNC in Sussex county, VA.