Helping you preserve the land you love
If you own undeveloped property or a working farm or forest and you’d like to see your land conserved, there are several options for achieving that goal. Land trusts are eager to work with willing landowners who love their land and want to protect it. By conserving your land, you can play a role in deciding how North Carolina will look in the future and how North Carolinians will live for generations to come.
By 2030, North Carolina’s population is expected to swell from its current 9 million residents to 12 million. It’s inevitable that we’ll see some loss of rural land as homes, offices and shops are built to accommodate this growth. Our state is already losing 100,000 acres every year to urban and suburban development – an area the size of Winston-Salem and High Point combined.
CTNC and the state's local land trusts work collaboratively to protect land in their respective communities. If your property lies along the Blue Ridge Parkway, please contact our land protection team here. If not, please visit this link or refer to the map below to determine which land trust is best suited to protect your land.
Not all properties qualify for conservation. Each land trust has its own unique project selection criteria and priorities. Land trusts focus their limited resources on properties with the following attributes:
- healthy forests that protect streams, lakes, and groundwater that we drink
- family farms that provide fresh and local foods
- habitats for native plants and animals
- spectacular mountain views that attract visitors nationwide
- opportunities to create or expand parks, greenways, trails, and other recreation areas for hikers, bikers, paddlers, hunters and anglers
If you treasure your land and want it to remain largely as it is in perpetuity – whether you live there or not, and whether you want to retain ownership or not – conservation may be your solution.
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