Meadowview receives conservation grant

Meadowview Biological Research Station in Woodford has received a $56,500 grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund that will enable it to acquire and conserve 17 acres of land that includes a state threatened plant species.

The 17 acres is adjacent to the research station’s 1-acre site on Fredericksburg Turnpike and is contained in two parcels. One parcel, about 14 acres, is located on Villeboro Road. The second parcel comprises about three acres.

The research station already has purchased one parcel, said director Phi Sheridan, and will use some of the grant funds to pay off the...  
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