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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, December 23, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State officials say a land acquisition in Gloucester County has brought Virginia one step closer to opening its 40th state park.
The Conservation Fund transferred 643 acres known as Timberneck Farm to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, according to a news release the department issued Tuesday. The land will be part of a state park situated along the York River named Machicomoco that’s expected to open in early 2021.
The acreage was an active agricultural farm until 2007 when it was purchased by a residential contractor and developed for large-lot housing. Some of that infrastructure will be used in the park, including 4 miles of paved road with an accompanying bike trail and a gatehouse, which will serve as the contact s
Land acquired for Virginia s 40th state park in Gloucester County
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and last updated 2020-12-23 09:10:58-05
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â State officials say a land acquisition in Gloucester County has brought Virginia one step closer to opening its 40th state park.
A Tuesday news release says the Conservation Fund transferred 643 acres known as Timberneck Farm to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
The land will be part of a state park situated along the York River named Machicomoco thatâs expected to open in early 2021. Dominion Energy provided $25 million for the project through an agreement intended to mitigate the effects of a significant transmission line project.
RICHMOND The Conservation Fund has transferred 643 acres known as Timberneck Farm to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. This transfer brings Virginia one step closer to opening its 40th state park: Machicomoco.
“Honoring the tribal history of Virginia and telling the stories of Virginia Indians is critically important in our endeavor to create a more inclusive and equitable commonwealth,” Secretary of Natural Resources Matthew J. Strickler said. “I’m pleased that this focal point is woven throughout the park while simultaneously providing more public land for Virginians to enjoy. With respect to all of Virginia’s Indigenous communities, Machicomoco State Park will stand in perpetuity so that we may learn from the past, celebrate the present and aspire to a better future.”
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Arlington Regional Master Naturalists is expanding its public-education efforts on controlling the deer population, and is pressing the Arlington and Alexandria governments to join another local jurisdiction in culling herds within their borders.
âWe need human intervention,â said Marion Jordan, head of the Master Naturalists organization, at a Dec. 11 program sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension.
The organizationâs outreach efforts have reached more than 700 people, and its conclusions are sound, she said.
âWeâve done a lot of research,â Jordan said.
At the same time, she acknowledged the situation was both a âlarge and complexâ one and a âserious topicâ that could provoke community division.