Payne-Smith Riparian Area ~ 2 acres, Guilford County
Bill Payne and Joann Smith.  Donation of Conservation Easement.
 

Located on a tributary of Mears Fork, this easement was one of the first three donated along the Mears Fork Corridors.  During the Guilford County Natural Heritage Inventory, Mears Fork was identified as having some of the highest water quality in Guilford County.  This 2002 easement ensures the forested buffer along this Mears Fork tributary will remain untouched forever.  In addition to protecting water quality, forested buffers along streams provide important travel corridor used by a variety of wildlife species. 

Project funding provided by the landowner, the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, and the Mott Foundation via the Conservation Trust for North Carolina.

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