Virginia State Parks

September 11, 2024

Chairman Jeanette Cadwallender, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club

2017 Virginia State Parks Grants $129,417

• Belle Isle – Improving landscaping around historic Belle Isle mansion, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
• Fairy Stone – Pollinator waystation, The Martinsville Garden Club, The Garden Study Club, The Garden Club of Danville
• Leesylvania – Wildflower planting, reducing invasives and eliminating mowing
• Mason Neck – New Visitor Center entry; hardscaping and landscaping of pollinator garden, The Hunting Creek Garden Club, The Garden Club of Fairfax, The Garden Club of Alexandria
• Middle Peninsula – Supplies for educational programming, The Garden Club of Gloucester
• Natural Bridge – Outfitting a classroom for educational programming in Visitor Center
• Pocahontas – Converting a Heritage Center to a Discovery Center
• Sky Meadows – Track Trails and Discovery area, Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
• Smith Mountain Lake – Supplies for educational programming in wet lab, Roanoke Valley Garden Club, Mill Mountain Garden Club
• Youth Conservation Corps – Supplies for residential summer program in 17 parks

2018 Virginia State Parks Grants $114,145

• Belle Isle – phase two of improvements to the landscape at the Belle Isle mansion and enhancing learning panels in Visitors Center, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
• Caledon – drinking fountain, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
• Holliday Lake – underwater lighting, Hillside Garden Club and The Lynchburg Garden Club
• Hungry Mother – Children’s Discovery area
• James River – native plant and pollinator garden, Rivanna Garden Club
• Lake Anna – native plant landscaping around new cabins, The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
• Natural Bridge – continued improvements to Interactive Classroom, The Blue Ridge Garden Club
• Pocahontas – shoreline restoration,  The James River Garden Club
• Shenandoah River – Pollinator Meadow with bee habitat, The Garden Club of Warren County
• Sky Meadows – Children’s Discovery area and trails, Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
• Westmoreland – creating a Discovery center in the former Visitors Center, The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
• York River – landscaping improvements in three gardens, The Hampton Roads Garden Club, The Huntington Garden Club and The Williamsburg Garden Club
• Youth Conservation Corps – to help with purchase of materials