$1,000 Green Grant Awarded to Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature
Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature in the United States is awarded a $1,000 Green Grant in the Litter Prevention category as part of Keep Virginia Beautiful’s 15th Annual Green Grants program.
Every year, government, non-profit, civic, and service organizations in Virginia are invited to apply for grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 that will help address an environmental concern in their community. Grants must focus on one of the following priorities: Litter Prevention, Recycling & Waste Reduction, Cigarette Litter Prevention & Recycling, or Community Beautification.
The Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature (SCAN) is a non-profit organization that was established in 2004 to inspire and foster exploration of the arts and nature. SCAN owns a 13-acre property just to the north of Scottsville’s center that was the site of a small farm. Since obtaining the land, the non-profit organization’s goal is to create an outdoor public space where people in and around Scottsville can explore nature and enjoy the arts. They’ve already created an ecologically self-sustaining landscape with amenities such as an outdoor amphitheater, apiary, children’s play spaces, and nature trails.
However, their battle with litter is ongoing. On both the land itself and the roads that surround it, they’ve found that continual vigilance is required to keep litter at bay. With funds awarded by the Green Grant, SCAN will purchase equipment and supplies such as litter grabbers and safety vests to support their ongoing, volunteer-driven litter cleanup campaign.
Because the land was once a farm, they’ve worked diligently on the restoration of the lush and beautiful native meadow ecosystem that once stood on this site, such as planting 100 native trees along the main road. The presence of litter works against to the efforts of the restoration, and the success of their litter cleanup campaign is a high priority.
We wish the Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature much success as they continue to help keep Virginia Beautiful!







