Va. Department of Conservation & Recreation: 820 Acres Supporting Old-Growth Forest Protected in Giles and Bland Counties
January 01, 2021
January 01, 2021
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 1 -- The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news:
More than 800 acres, mostly in Giles County, have been purchased by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, protecting many forest species, including chestnut oaks that are over 300 years old, and expanding an existing natural area preserve within an important ecological forest core.
The land will be managed to protect old-growth trees and to p . . .
More than 800 acres, mostly in Giles County, have been purchased by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, protecting many forest species, including chestnut oaks that are over 300 years old, and expanding an existing natural area preserve within an important ecological forest core.
The land will be managed to protect old-growth trees and to p . . .