CTNC Board of Directors Extends Heartfelt Thanks to Departing Executive Director Reid Wilson
On January 19 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced his appointment of CTNC’s executive director, Reid Wilson, to be Chief Deputy Secretary of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Board thanks Reid for 14 years of leadership and service to CTNC and the NC land trust community. “On behalf of the Board, we…
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Duke Energy Grant Supports NC Youth Conservation Corps Expansion
Committed to doubling the impact of our work in North Carolina, CTNC is excited to expand the thriving North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC) program in 2017! The Duke Energy Foundation awarded $70,000 to CTNC for its innovative Youth Conservation Corps program. The grant will: increase the number of crews and provide more young people…
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Triangle Farms for Food: Strategy + Action Plan
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina, with grant support from the Triangle Community Foundation, developed a regional farmland preservation and agricultural development strategy for the Triangle. The project area includes Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Orange, and Wake counties. The project: Prioritizes farmland protection areas in the Triangle. Identifies six strategies to conserve farmland, assist farmers, and…
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2017 AmeriCorps Members
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina is the proud host organization for AmeriCorps, a ten-month national service program in environmental education and outreach. Through AmeriCorps, CTNC seeks to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation. Learn more. Chris SajdakEllerbe Creek Watershed AssociationChris Sajdak is ECWA’s new AmeriCorps Service Member. He is a…
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Triangle Farms for Food Strategy + Action Plan Provides Road Map for Farmland Preservation and Local Food Economy
Click Here to Download the Triangle Farms For Food: Strategy + Action Plan. The market for fresh local food continues to grow in the Triangle region, but development pressures on existing farms and the lack of access to farmland for new farmers are major barriers to increasing local food production. There is a critical need…
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Website, Booklet Promote Blue Ridge Parkway Successes
Use ProtectTheBlueRidgeParkway.org to plan your next Parkway trip and enjoy vibrant colors from a land trust-protected property! Nonprofit land trusts launch interactive website highlighting protected lands along the Parkway in North Carolina Eight partner land conservation organizations recently launched an interactive website highlighting every land protection project they’ve completed along the North Carolina section of…
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Doughton Park Expanded, Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas Protected
Blue Ridge Conservancy and CTNC Team Up to Conserve 103 Acres in Alleghany County Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) and the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) jointly purchased a 103-acre property along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County. The land borders the Parkway and Doughton Park for approximately 4,000 feet and features both scenic…
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CTNC Awards $90,000 to Land Trusts to Identify & Protect Lands Resilient to Climate Change
The Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC), in partnership with the Open Space Institute and with generous support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, awarded $90,000 to six local land trusts and one partnership of land trusts to identify for protection the areas within the state that will be…
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Check Out Videos From This Summer’s NC Youth Conservation Corps!
Here are some highlights from this summer’s NC Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC) crews! NCYCC is a comprehensive youth development program that uses the natural world as a platform for teaching environmental stewardship, job and life skills, leadership, community service, and personal responsibility. The NCYCC is a partnership between the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) and…
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Walnut Hill: Nature at Work
CTNC and Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) are helping to protect the land at Walnut Hill, a 410-acre property in Johnson and Wake Counties. TLC formally protects the land, while CTNC monitors the land in person to ensure that it is preserved in its initial, healthy state. This summer, four Stanback interns from CTNC visited Walnut…
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