Private Investment in Watershed Protection Advances Triangle Conservation Efforts
Novel partnerships and long-term collaboration enable the region to address watershed health North Carolina’s Triangle region (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill-Cary-Garner) is one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. Rapid development threatens the forests, wetlands and grasslands that naturally protect drinking water supplies for 600,000 people in Raleigh, Garner, Wake Forest, Rolesville, Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon areas. Natural…
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Round-Up for Resilience
CTNC is excited to launch a NEW way to invest in conservation and resilient communities. We’ve partnered with Harness to help you collect your spare change for a great cause. Small gifts make a BIG impact! The Round-Up for Resilience campaign is an easy, stress-free way to make an impact on conservation. With Harness and…
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A Dedication to Climate Resilience
Championing climate-resilient conservation to achieve statewide systemic change “A resilient North Carolina is a state where our communities, economies, and ecosystems are better able to rebound, positively adapt to, and thrive amid changing conditions and challenges, including disasters and climate change; to maintain quality of life, healthy growth, and durable systems; and to conserve resources…
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Stewarding Land — Forever
A snapshot of Grandfather Mountain taken during a monitoring trip this past August.
Protecting another 53-acres in Western NC
Little Glade Creek is Now a Permanent Piece of the Blue Ridge Parkway Little Glade Creek is a permanently protected portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway thanks to private donors and Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) supporters. This quiet nook of the parkway along Little Glade Creek near Parkway milepost 228, approximately 2 miles…
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Mapping Black History and Heritage in North Carolina
NC African American Heritage Commission and CTNC: A partnership built on cultural preservation and land conservation North Carolina’s Black history and culture is rich and diverse; broad and deep. We have a responsibility to know, celebrate, and protect sites of cultural significance — and the stories and memories that they carry — to gain a…
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Three Key Properties Totaling 123 Acres Donated to Blue Ridge Parkway
Latest Donations to Expand Conserved Area Surrounding Waterrock Knob Raleigh, N.C. – Conservation Trust for North Carolina recently donated three properties totaling 123-acres to the National Park Service (NPS) for addition to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The land, made up of three tracts, contains a significant section of Woodfin Creek upstream of the Woodfin Cascades,…
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AmeriCorps Spotlight: Kelsi Dew
Edgecombe County native works to discover and preserve lost history of Princeville Born and raised in Edgecombe County, Kelsi Dew enrolled in Appalachian State’s Anthropology program to seek a different experience from her Eastern North Carolina childhood. But now, Kelsi has returned to her roots and can’t imagine ever leaving her home. Kelsi’s passion for Eastern…
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Virtual Conservation Celebration – Purchase tickets and win prizes!
Join us for a Virtual Conservation Celebration Thursday, August 20. REGISTER & START YOUR BIDDING NOW!
AmeriCorps Spotlight: Stephen Peters
How service and community work drives this future stormwater planning leader North Carolinians are all too familiar with the damage of stormwater as we face severe flooding with worsening hurricane seasons annually. This stormwater floods towns and cities all over the state, damaging infrastructure and polluting clean water sources. Stormwater planning will directly contribute to…
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