Making a home… and protecting it
CTNC honarary board member Eric Montross developed love for his adopted home state From time to time we invite a CTNC supporter to write a note to our friends to explain why the work of North Carolina’s land trusts is so important to them. Here’s one from Eric Montross, a member of CTNC’s honorary board…
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CTNC, friends, family honor Mukelabai
Late board member remembered for wisdom, kindness As children played on a nearby field, friends and family shared smiles, tears and fond memories during a ceremony to honor our late board member Max Mukelabai. Max’s wife, Patience; their daughters Ruvarashe and Rutendo; and many friends and family members joined CTNC staff and board members on…
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Expanding the Parkway ribbon
CTNC donates more Blue Ridge Parkway property to NPS The Blue Ridge Parkway just got a little bit wider: We donated a small but critical tract of protected land near Cumberland Knob to the National Park Service. CTNC bought the Roaring Fork Headwaters II property with the intention of giving it to the park service…
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CTNC Donates Land for City Park
Undeveloped property will be urban oasis for Asheville An eight-acre sanctuary of wooded beauty near downtown Asheville will be permanently protected from development thanks to a donation from CTNC. We transferred the Falconhurst Natural Area to the city of Asheville this month in an agreement that will bar development of the site while allowing some improvements for…
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Clean Water – From Land to Your Glass
Waynesville watershed is model for connecting natural land to drinking water quality Lee Galloway knew what still needed to be done to protect his town’s drinking water supply. Galloway, the Town Manager for Waynesville, a mountain town of about 10,000 people in Haywood County, had to figure out how to conserve the last big chunk…
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Z. Smith Reynolds Continues Conservation Support
Foundation makes 3-year grant to CTNC The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is continuing its generous support of our conservation efforts with a three-year, $225,000 grant. The recent gift from the Foundation, based in Winston-Salem, will help us accelerate land and water protection, providing a strong foundation for healthy communities across the state through our support, promotion and…
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Walmart Helps Protect Mountain Landscape
Acres for America grant to conserve 12,000 acres Our land protection in the Blue Ridge Mountains is getting a major boost thanks to Walmart’s Acres for America program. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation(NFWF), using funds from the program, awarded a $500,000 grant to partners including CTNC to help protect more than 12,000 acres in western North Carolina…
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