Post by jonsdigs on Jan 17, 2007 23:04:27 GMT -5
Conservancy Buys Va. Land for $1.5 Million
Jan 16th - 12:05pm
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) - The Nature Conservancy has purchased 110 acres in Frederick County for $1.5 million to improve water quality and to protect a cave, the group said.
The property along Buffalo Marsh Run, which runs into Cedar Creek, also contains a cave that the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Natural Heritage Department is interested in protecting, said Karen Johnson, the conservancy's land-protection specialist.
The exact location of the property, only open to those approved to conduct scientific research, is not being revealed to prevent damage to it.
"There are sensitive species that could be harmed," Johnson said.
The purchase was supplemented by the Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund and will also help with the Chesapeake Bay Initiative cleanup project.
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Jan 16th - 12:05pm
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) - The Nature Conservancy has purchased 110 acres in Frederick County for $1.5 million to improve water quality and to protect a cave, the group said.
The property along Buffalo Marsh Run, which runs into Cedar Creek, also contains a cave that the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Natural Heritage Department is interested in protecting, said Karen Johnson, the conservancy's land-protection specialist.
The exact location of the property, only open to those approved to conduct scientific research, is not being revealed to prevent damage to it.
"There are sensitive species that could be harmed," Johnson said.
The purchase was supplemented by the Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund and will also help with the Chesapeake Bay Initiative cleanup project.
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