How was this wetland funded?
The wetland was mainly funded through two different grants. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded York county a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants program. This grant, requiring matching funds from the County, was used to restore a portion of the Great Run - a stream located on the property - to its natural meandering flow, and to create and stabilize an adjacent floodplain and wetland. The second grant, the Virginia Department of Forestry Grant, was used for trees in the riparian buffer and educational materials for the public.
To learn more about these grant programs, click on the logos.
