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North
Carolina Land Trusts |
Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust
Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust’s
mission is to enrich the quality of life of the Blue Ridge Region of
northwest North Carolina by helping landowners preserve and protect the
diversity of native habitats, farmland, and open spaces for future
generations in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and
Yancey counties.
Telephone:
828-297-5805 or 336-359-2909
Website:
www.brrlt.org
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Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC)
CMLC’s mission is to
protect land permanently by accepting donations of conservation
easements or by purchase or gift of land; to protect native species of
flora and fauna; to promote the research, study, protection and
conservation of natural resource, and encourage land stewardship in
Henderson County, parts of Transylvania, Buncombe, and Rutherford
counties.
Telephone:
828-697-5777
Website:
http://www.carolinamountain.org/
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Catawba Lands Conservancy
(CLC)
CLC’s mission is to
preserve the land, water, and wildlife resources of the Lower Catawba
River Basin of North Carolina. They create opportunities for education
and research that heighten interest in land preservation and lead to a
greater appreciation for conservation efforts. They work in
partnership with private landowners, public agencies, developers, and
others to place land in conservancy, ensuring that the natural beauty
and ecological diversity of our region are preserved for generations
to come in Lower Catawba River Basin, NC and all or portions of
Catawba, Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties.
Telephone: 704-342-3330
Website: www.catawbalands.org
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Conservation Trust for North Carolina
(CTNC)
CTNC’s mission is to conserve
land resources throughout North Carolina through direct action and by
helping communities, private land trusts and landowners protect lands
important to them for their natural, scenic, historic, and recreational
values.
Telephone:
919-828-4199
Website: www.ctnc.org
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Cumberland County Conservancy (CCC)
CCC is an affiliate land
trust of
Sandhills Area Land Trust
in Cumberland County.
Telephone:
910-483-9028
Website:
http://www.sandhillslandtrust.org/
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Eno River Association
The Eno River Association’s
mission is to assist federal, state and local agencies to establish
public parks along the Eno River Valley; to promote the preservation
of the Eno through educational and scientific means and to cooperate
with other local, state and national conservation groups to preserve
the environment in Eno River Watershed in Durham and Orange counties.
Telephone: 919-620-9099
or 919-477-0448
Website:
www.enoriver.org
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Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Inc.
The Foothills Conservancy’s
mission is to preserve and protect important natural areas of the
Foothills region in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland,
Lincoln, McDowell and Rutherford counties.
Telephone: 828-437-9930
Website:
http://www.foothillsconservancy.org/
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High Country
Conservancy
The High Country Conservancy’s
mission is to protect the natural resources of Appalachia by
protecting land with significant scenic, ecological, recreational, and
historical significance in Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties.
Telephone:
828-264-2511
Website:
http://www.highcountryconservancy.org/
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Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Inc.
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s mission is to preserve the natural areas, scenic beauty, and green spaces of Highlands and Cashiers for the enjoyment and benefit of the public
Telephone: 828-526-9938 ext. 250 or ext 254 or 828-526-1111
Website: www.hicashlt.org
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Land
Trust for Central North Carolina
The Land Trust for Central
North Carolina works with private and public landowners. Their
missions is to protect the special natural areas, family farms and
rural landscapes in Davidson, Iredell, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond,
Rowan, and Stanly counties.
Telephone: 704-647-0302
Website: http://www.landtrustcnc.org
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The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee
The Land Trust for the Little
Tennessee’s mission is to protect the natural, rural, and historic
character of the upper Little Tennessee Valley in areas surrounding
and within the Little Tennessee Valley.
Telephone: 828-524-2711
Website:
http://www.ltlt.org/
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Lumber River Conservancy (LRC)
LRC’s mission is to
preserve and protect the Lumber River as a natural and scenic fiver by
preserving natural, scenic, wild and recreational areas and waters of
and along the Lumber River and its tributaries in Lumber River
Corridor (118 miles) in Columbus, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland
counties.
Telephone: 910-738-5257
Website:
http://www.ctnc.org/landtrusts/lumber.htm
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National Committee for the New River, Inc. (NCNR)
NCNR’s mission is to
protect and to preserve the unique natural and cultural qualities of
the New River, the Watauga River, and their watersheds in Watauga
River Watershed and the New River Watershed in North Carolina,
Virginia and West Virginia, including Ashe and Alleghany counties in
North Carolina.
Telephone: 336-246-4871
Website:
http://www.ncnr.org/
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North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
The Coastal Land Trusts’
mission is to enrich the coastal communities of our state through
acquisition of open spaces and natural areas, conservation education,
and the promotion of good land stewardship. The Coastal Land Trust is
active throughout the coastal plain of North Carolina: Its beaches,
river corridors and marshes, its sandhills and savannas, its public
parks and greenways. They aspire to bring together citizens and
landowners, natives and newcomers, to set aside lands for conservation
in the coastal plain of North Carolina.
Telephone: 910-763-0332
Website:
http://www.coastallandtrust.org/index.jsp
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North
Carolina Nature Conservancy
Website:
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/
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North Carolina Rail-Trails,
Inc. (NCRT)
NCRT’s mission is to
preserve rail corridors and promote rail-trails in North Carolina.
Telephone: 919-542-0022
Website: www.NCRail-Trails.org
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Northeast New Hanover Conservancy (Figure Eight Island)
The mission of the Northeast
New Hanover Conservancy is to establish the quality, by scientific
research, of the natural resources within a 20-square mile coastal
area; to take steps to protect healthy resources and to upgrade
quality of those impacted in the Barrier Islands and the Atlantic
Ocean including the watersheds of three tidal creeks – Futch, Pages
and Howe.
Telephone: 910-686-0362
Website: No website at this time
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Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC)
PAC’s mission is to
preserve and to protect land and natural resources in the greater
Pacolet area through conservation easements and gifts of land for this
and future generations in Polk county, NC adjoining of Greenville and
Spartanburg counties, SC, with holdings in Transylvania and Henderson
counties, NC.
Telephone: 828-894-3018
Website: www.pacolet.org
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Sandhills Area Land Trust (SALT)
SALT’s mission is to
maintain the beauty of the Sandhills area, to protect the diversity of
native habitats and wildlife, and to leave this legacy for future
generations in the Sandhills region (Moore, Cumberland, Hoke, eastern
Richmond and Scotland counties).
Telephone: 910-695-4323
Website: www.sandhillsarealandtrust.org
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Bald Head Island Conservancy
The Smith Island Land Trust was founded as a nonprofit corporation in July 1996. The Land Trust merged with the Bald Head Island Conservancy on July 20, 2002 and now operates as a subsidiary corporation of The Conservancy (to read more about the merger, click here). The mission of the Land Trust is “to acquire and preserve historically and ecologically significant lands on Smith Island for the benefit of current and future generations”.
Telephone: 910-457-5786
Website: www.bhic.org
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Southern Appalachian Highlands
Conservancy
The mission of the Southern
Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is to protect the world’s oldest
mountains for the benefit of present and future generations. To this
end, our volunteer-based organization works with individuals and local
communities to identify, preserve and manage the region’s important
lands in Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Telephone: 828-253-0095
Website: www.appalachian.org
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Triangle Greenways Council
The mission of the Triangle
Greenways Council is to conserve land and corridors connecting the
culture of their cities and countryside; past, present and future in
Chatham, Durham, Lee, Johnston, Orange, and Wake counties.
Telephone: 919-715-4191
Website: www.trianglegreenways.com
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Triangle Land Conservancy
(TLC)
TLC’s mission is to create
a regional network of open space and natural areas in Chatham, Durham,
Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake counties.
Telephone: 919-833-3662
Website:
http://www.tlc-nc.org
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North Carolina Environmental Partners |
Conservation Council of North
Carolina (CCNC)
CCNC is a statewide group
committed specifically to protecting the environmental resources of
North Carolina. From this site, you will be able to review a large
number of conservation issues and sites.
Website: www.serve.com/ccnc
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Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF)
Website: www.cwmtf.net
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Earth Share of North Carolina
Earth Share of North Carolina
is a federation of 29 environmental non-profits, including Piedmont Land Conservancy, working to conserve and protect the
environment here in North Carolina. The group’s primary mission is
to raise money for member organizations by encouraging and organizing
work place giving campaigns in public and private sector businesses
throughout the State of North Carolina.
Website:
www.earthsharenc.org
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for Tomorrow is a growing partnership of North Carolina
organizations and citizens committed to:
Building awareness of the
importance of land conservation and historic preservation to North
Carolina's future and advocating for expanding funding to meet that
need |
Website:
www.landfortomorrow.org
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North Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DENR)
Website:
www.ehnr.state.nc.us
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North Carolina Forest Resources (NCFS)
Website:
www.dfr.state.nc.us
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Natural
Heritage Program (NHP)
Website: http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/nhp/index.html
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Natural
Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF)
Website: http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/heritage/nhtf.html
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North Carolina Parks and Recreation
Website: http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/ncparks.html
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North Carolina Wildflower Preservation Society
Website:
www.ncwildflower.org
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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)
Website:
www.state.nc.us/wildlife
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National
Environmental Organizations |
American Farmland Trust (AFT)
The American Farmland Trust
is a private non-profit membership organization founded in 1980 to
protect the nation’s agricultural resources. AFT works to stop the
loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead
to a healthy environment. AFT is currently establishing a regional
office here in the Southeast.
Website: www.farmland.org
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Private Landowner Network
The Private Landowner network is a project of the
Resources
First Foundation to develop an Internet based resource to
facilitate and encourage private landowner conservation endeavors.
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American
Hiking Society
Website:
http://www.americanhiking.org
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The Conservation Fund
Website: www.conservationfund.org
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Ducks Unlimited (DU) Website:
http://www.ducks.org
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website:
www.epa.gov
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Land Trust Alliance
(LTA)
The Land Trust Alliance is
the national umbrella organization for land trusts. Its sole mission
is to strengthen the land trust movement by ensuring that land trusts
across the country have the information, skills, and resources they
need to save land. Their website contains a listing of land trusts
from across the nation that have web sites.
Website: www.lta.org
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Land and Water Conservation Fund
Website: www.ahrinfo.org
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National Park Service Website: www.nps.gov
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National Audubon Society Website: www.audubon.org
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Trust for Public Land Website:
www.tpl.org
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Website:
www.usgs.gov
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Website: www.usgs.gov
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Environmental
Education Opportunities |
Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
Website: www.birds.cornell.edu
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North Carolina
Aquariums
Website: www.aquariums.state.nc.us/
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North Carolina Cooperative
Extension
Website: www.ces.ncsu.edu
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North Carolina Museum
of Natural Sciences
Website: www.naturalsciences.org
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North Carolina Zoological Park
Website:
www.nczoo.org
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Visit North Carolina
Learn about places to visit
right here in North Carolina.
Website: www.visitNC.com
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