Sep 16, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. More than $1 million in federal stimulus funding has been awarded for forestry projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Southside Virginia, the Associated Press reported. The Virginia Department of Forestry says the funding includes $897,000 for the Shenandoah Valley Watershed Community Ecosystem Restoration and Enhancement project. The Southside Virginia Community Tree Planting Initiative received $179,000. The Shenandoah Valley project includes tree planting, stream bank restoration and community tree planting. The Southside Virginia project includes community tree planting, hazard tree removal and tree inventory and assessment. The two projects will create a total 12 jobs and retain 42 jobs.