The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) and the Meadowview Biological Research Station (MBRS) recently acquired land that expands an existing conservation easement on the Joseph Pines Preserve in Sussex County. The 196-acre purchase by MBRS increases the preserve property to nearly 428 acres. The easement, donated to VDOF by MBRS, includes the entire preserve.
"This partnership exemplifies the positive impact of multiple agencies and nonprofit organizations working together with a shared vision, said Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Bettina Ring. "As a result of this conservation project we are seeing the restoration of a rare forest community with public access."
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