Recent grant awards will transform James Farm Ecological Preserve Delaware News Desk The recent award of three major grants totaling $220,000 is setting in motion the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ reimagining of the James Farm Ecological Preserve. Plans to transform the 150-acre nature preserve near Ocean View are years in the making. Grant awards of $100,000 from the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Trails Program; $100,000 from Crystal Trust; and $20,000 from The Starrett Foundation will deliver upgrades to the preserve’s trail system and expand environmental education opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Sussex County has committed nearly $300,000 toward this project in addition to these grants, which is being realized through a cooperative partnership with the county and the Center for the Inland Bays. The preserve is owned by Sussex County and managed by the center.