Pipeline developer awards grants to promote conservation
March 15, 2021
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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants to promote conservation and recreation along parts of the Appalachian Trail.
The Roanoke Times reported Sunday that the money came from a $19.5 million pledge by the developer of the natural gas pipeline that is being built in West Virginia and Virginia.
Mountain Valley entered into a voluntary conservation agreement in 2020 with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and The Conservation Fund.
The bulk of the recent grants, about $300,000, will be used to develop the Giles County Trail Center. It will provide restrooms, information about local trails and access to hiking on the Appalachian Trail.