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Upper Neuse coalition honored for regional leadership
A coalition of conservation groups, facilitated by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina, has been honored for its efforts to protect the quality and quantity of clean water in the Triangle.
The Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative received the Goodmon Award for an exemplary regional partnership serving the Triangle. The Goodmon Awards were established by Leadership Triangle in honor of James F. Goodmon to recognize individuals and organizations that exhibit outstanding regional leadership.
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NC land trusts, Tobacco Trust Fund team to protect working farms
 More working farms will be conserved through a $150,000 grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. The funding is intended to help local land trusts protect 10 farms.
TTFC Executive Director William Upchurch said the new funding will build on land trusts’ recent success in agricultural conservation: “There is certainly a need in our state to preserve as much farmland as possible, and we’re pleased that our grant funds will have a significant and long-term impact on the protected farms.”
The Conservation Trust received a similar grant in 2005, which was used to help eight land trusts protect more than 3,350 acres of working farmland on 26 current or former tobacco farms in 14 counties across the state.
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'Changing Landscapes: Building the Good Growth State?'
North Carolina was once called the “Good Roads State” for its far-sighted investment in our transportation infrastructure. As our population swells and development spreads, will we gain the same reputation for the way we handle growth?
The Institute for Emerging Issues at N.C. State University will take up the topic at its 2009 forum, "Changing Landscapes: Building the Good Growth State?" to be held Feb. 9-10 at the Raleigh Convention Center. Speakers include Rand Wentworth, president of the Land Trust Alliance, a nationwide organization of 1,700 conservation groups including the Conservation Trust for North Carolina and the state’s 24 local land trusts.
Seating is limited! Click here to register now.
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CTNC eCards are now available
 Want to show your friends how the Conservation Trust is saving the places you love? Send them an eCard! Click on the link at right, or look for the button on any page of our site. They'll take you to our eCard page, where you can choose one of four messages about CTNC's work to protect North Carolina's land and water. Personalize the eCard with your own message, and click send. It's free, and you can send as many as you like!
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