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Mountain Valley pledges up to $19.5M to conserve land on Appalachian Trail route

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 by

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Mountain Valley Pipeline announced a voluntary “stewardship agreement” with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and The Conservation Fund on Monday, pledging up to $19.5 million to conserve land along the footpath’s route through Virginia and West Virginia, according to The Roanoke Times.

The company initiated contact with the two groups more than a year ago, “seeking assistance to identify and develop sustainability efforts that would complement MVP’s infrastructure project,” a joint news release stated.

Discussions eventually led to considering how Mountain Valley could help with the purchase of high-priority land near the Appalachian Trail to enhance the Trail hiker experience and surrounding views.

Part of Mountain Valley’s path from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations to markets along the East Coast will run underneath the Appalachian Trail. The company to bore 80 feet under the trail, creating a tunnel for a 42-inch diameter steel pipe that will natural gas will travel through.

Learn more: The Roanoke Times > Mountain Valley pledges up to $19.5 million to conserve land along Appalachian Trail

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