2018 Diversity in Conservation Interns
CTNC is excited to welcome the 2018 Diversity in Conservation Internship Program participants! Through this initiative, we hope to encourage future conservation leaders by providing professional development and networking opportunities and creating employment pathways to conservation careers with land trusts, nonprofits and government agencies. Through this and other CTNC programs, we hope to contribute to a…
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Latest Project to Conserve Headwaters of Honeycutt Creek and the Blue Ridge Parkway
UPDATE: In 2022, CTNC donated the Honeycutt Creek property to the National Park Service. This donation allows for the expansion of the Blue Ridge Parkway boundary and will be held in conservation protection in perpetuity. Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) acquired a 12-acre tract adjoining the Blue Ridge Parkway on Bear Den Mountain Road….
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Margaret Newbold Retires After 20 Years of Service
It is with great pride but also a bit of sadness that CTNC announces the retirement of Margaret Newbold, Senior Associate. Margaret joined CTNC in 1997. We are grateful for Margaret’s 20 years of dedicated service to CTNC, the NC Land Trust Council, and the greater conservation community. She has been a driving force for…
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CTNC Awarded $100,000 by Environmental Enhancement Grants Program
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office Environmental Enhancement Grant Program to apply toward the remaining balance of the 1,076-acre Wildacres Retreat conservation project. By protecting this expansive landscape from future development, the Wildacres conservation easements will offer permanent protection of extensive…
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CTNC AmeriCorps Members Gather Hundreds for MLK Day of Service
Each year, CTNC AmeriCorps members join a nationwide movement to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in the annual Day of Service. In partnership with six host organizations in western North Carolina, the Triangle and coastal region, CTNC’s AmeriCorps members organized events that drew hundreds of volunteers to spend time…
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Donated Property Conserves Headwaters of Little Tennessee River Basin
Conservation Trust for North Carolina recently acquired 21 acres in Jackson County’s Hi-Mountain subdivision. The property, known as Woodfin Creek Headwaters, abuts a 25-acre property owned by CTNC at Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 447. CTNC will donate both properties to the National Park Service to expand the boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read what…
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1,000-Acre Conservation Project Promises Clean Water and Pristine Parkway Views
Wildacres Retreat, a 1,076-acre property adjacent to Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway, is now permanently protected thanks to a collaborative partnership among Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC), and Wildacres Retreat. Wildacres Retreat, located in northern McDowell County near Little Switzerland, is a nonprofit conference center governed…
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2018 CTNC AmeriCorps Members
Conservation Trust for North Carolina is the proud host organization for AmeriCorps, a 10-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. Kate Conery North Carolina Coastal FederationKate is serving at the North Carolina Coastal Federation in…
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An Incredible Experience for Rising Conservation Leaders
More than 100 young adults completed the Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s Emerging Leaders Program this summer. As the N.C. Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC), Diversity in Conservation Internship Program (DCIP) and CTNC AmeriCorps members concluded their experience, CTNC partnered with the N.C. State College of Natural Resources to organize a two-day professional development conference that would…
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Revitalizing Redlair: Haywood Rankin’s lifework
North Carolina is fortunate to have a strong network of 22 local land trusts, community-based nonprofits that have compiled an impressive record of land protection; NC land trusts have conserved nearly 429,000 acres in 2,750 locations across our state. CTNC promotes, assists, and represents our local land trust partners so they can preserve more conservation lands…
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