MONROE COUNTY W.Va. (Hinton News) – The Monroe County Farmland Protection Board (MCFPB) partnered with the WV Agricultural Land Protection Authority and the USDA/NRCS to fund a voluntary conservation easement on a farm in Monroe County.
Ronnie Glover protected 85 acres of land in the Union District of Monroe County. The property possesses State and locally recognized agricultural soils, which is of high importance to the Program. When asked about the land being protected by the conservation easement, Glover stated: “I don’t want to see this farm developed. I want it to remain a farm.”
The purpose of the Farmland Protection Program is to preserve land for agricultural use. The farmland protection board acquires conservation easements under the West Virginia Voluntary Farmland Protection Act §8A-12-21. Since its inception in 2002, 28 easements and 4,622 acres have been placed under protection in Monroe County. 2,175 of those acres have been donated to the Program.
The farmland protection board has successfully leveraged local resources to bring in over $2.6 million of State, Federal and non-profit funds to protect farms in Monroe County. This money goes directly into the hands of our farmers, which is then circulated into our community.
For more information about this program, contact Amy Moloney at 304-667-4877 or send an email to amy@saddlebackservices.org.
