Conservation Led by Climate Solutions
Average temperatures are rising. Extreme weather events have become the new normal. Our state has incurred billions of dollars in damages from natural disasters including hurricanes and mudslides. We’re calling for more rational and human approaches to rebuilding communities in a way that readies its people for future disasters. The land calls us to conserve…
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Save the Green In-Between
The parks, greenways, trails, and overlooks that you love in North Carolina are not there by accident. They are the result of careful, consistent and dedicated conservation efforts happening every day throughout North Carolina. These places are protected in large part because of partnerships between land trusts, government agencies, and lawmakers who appropriate money to…
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Discover Dog-Friendly Trails Near You
The polls are in! You told us you wanted to explore North Carolina’s outdoors alongside your furry friends, and we listened. CTNC worked with our land trust partners across North Carolina to create a map detailing all the greenways, trails, parks, and overlooks you should explore. Now that it’s spring, you won’t want to leave…
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Conservation Plays a Critical Role in Climate Resilience
In his address to the U.S. House’s Natural Resources Committee, Gov. Roy Cooper made a compelling case for taking a different, more proactive approach to rebuilding after storms, saying, “We spend a lot of money on recovery. Not enough of that money is allowed to be used for mitigation and resiliency.” CTNC joined partners from…
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Upper Neuse Initiative Boasts Impressive Accomplishments
In 2006, the UNCWI partners, subject-matter experts, and local stakeholders developed a sophisticated conservation plan that identifies the most important tracts of land to conserve to protect water quality. Since then (as of January 2019), the land trusts and other partners have protected 115 properties that include 113 miles of stream banks on 10,491 acres….
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New Partnership Expands Conservation Corps
After successfully managing the North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps for six years, Conservation Trust for North Carolina, under a new strategic partnership with Colorado-based Conservation Legacy, will expand the program under a new name: Conservation Corps North Carolina. Conservation Legacy is a national organization dedicated to supporting locally based conservation service programs across the country….
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2019 AmeriCorps Members
Conservation Trust for North Carolina is the proud host organization for AmeriCorps, a ten-month national service program in environmental education and outreach. Through CTNC AmeriCorps, we seek to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation. Learn more. Anne Maxwell EllettEllerbe Creek Watershed AssociationAnne Maxwell Ellett is an environmental educator for Ellerbe Creek…
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Thunder Hill Overlook
Protected land will positively impact drinking water for nearly 1 million North Carolinians downstream of the Yadkin River headwaters. Thunder Hill Overlook, a 229-acre tract of land on the outskirts of Blowing Rock, N.C., is permanently free from subdivision, development, and logging after being conveyed to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Blue…
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NCYCC Wraps Up 2018 Summer Season
We are nearing the end of the North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC) 2018 summer season and all is well on the trails and in the parks. In just a few short weeks, our corps members have accomplished so much. We have 36 amazing young people contributing thousands of hours of work to improve, restore,…
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Margaret Newbold honored with the Order of the Longleaf Pine
Conservation Trust for North Carolina congratulates Margaret Newbold, former Senior Associate, who was recently honored with the Order of the Longleaf Pine by the Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper in appreciation for more than 20 years of exemplary service for land conservation through her work with the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. Margaret has…
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