>>VA Dept. Of Forestry Announces Sustainability Fund Awards
(Richmond, VA) -- The state of Virginia is providing help to communities who make an effort to preserve forest land. Richard Stelling with more.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Virginia Department of Forestry recently announced that two-point-five-million dollars will be split between 70 cities and counties through the Forest Sustainability Fund. The fund reimburses communities for money they could lose when taxing forest land at a lower rate to encourage preservation. Albermarle, Fauquier, Hanover and Spotsylvania counties each received the maximum award of 100-thousand dollars.