Rivanna F2F

The South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir Forests to Faucets Initiative will provide payments to rural landowners for land management practices that reduces nutrients and sediment to the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. The following is a short description of the available practices.

Forest Establishment

Provides a one time payment to rural landowners in the South Fork Rivanna River Reservoir watershed to plant seedlings on open fields. The payment includes a 20 year land rental payment, project maintenance payment, and reimbursement of reasonable planting costs.

Harvest Site Stablization

Upon completion of a timber harvest, costs associated with stabilizing skid trails, haul roads, and log decks used during the timber harvest site are eligible for full reimbursement up to a cap of $5000 per landowner.

Pre-harvest Planning

A Forest Stewardship Management Plan (FSMP) that incorporates pre-harvest planning language designed specifically for a timber harvest that is scheduled to begin on or before October 1, 2012.

Riparian Buffer Tax Credit Match

Timber harvests that leave intact, uncut riparian buffers are eligible for a cash-match incentive payment.  The cash-match will be equivalent to the amount of the Virginia Riparian Buffer Tax Credit,  up to a cap of $5000 per landowner.

Forest Cover Easements

To offer a financial incentive to landowners to donate a conservation easement that provides direct protection of water quality and/or quantity by permanently retaining forest cover.

To participate:

1. Learn (go to the F2F website)

2. Confirm you are in the South Fork Rivanna

Watershed.

3. Request a meeting with Assistant Regional Forester David Powell by calling 434-977-5193.

Partners:

Virginia Department of Forestry

Conserv

Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority

Rivanna River Basin Commission

Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District

City of Charlottesville

County of Albemarle

Blue Ridge Homebuilders

Charlottesville/Albemarle Chamber of Commerce

Funded by:

The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Inc.