Priorities

Senator Warner announced today that Virginia's national parks and historic sites will receive more than $27 million from the economic recovery package to fund 37 projects to upgrade facilities, extend hiking trails, and promote energy efficiency.

Here are the parks and historic sites that will release the funding:

Appalachian National Scenic Trail $25,000
Appomattox Court House $172,000
Colonial National Historical Park (Yorktown) $1,634,000
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial $1,101,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway $200,000
Maggie L. Walker House (Richmond) $94,000
Manassas National Battlefield $211,000
Petersburg National Battlefield $563,000
Prince William Forest Park (Triangle) $5,527,000
Richmond National Battlefield $579,000
Shenendoah National Park (Luray) $17,025,000
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Vienna) $98,000

In addition, the Appalachian National State Trail ($613,000), the Blue Ridge Parkway ($13,265), and the George Washington Memorial Parkway ($430,000) will receive additional funding for multi-state projects that include Virginia.

This is part of a $750 million investment by the National Park Service for nearly 800 projects nationwide. The projects aim to preserve and protect national icons and historic landscapes and improve energy efficiecy. For more information on the specific projects that will be funded, click here.