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Conserving Carolina has earned renewed accreditation as a land trust, validating its professional excellence and the public’s trust in its conservation work. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Conserving Carolina
Weed Patch Mountain Trail, in the Town of Lake Lure, has been recognized as one of the best new trails in the nation. Read Story »
Tags: hiking | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Conserving Carolina
Last month Conserving Carolina entered into a contract to purchase 81.5 acres of property on Macedonia Road north of Saluda, land targeted by Henderson County in 2018 as the proposed location for a regional police training facility. The County’s proposal prompted a strong response from Henderson and Polk County residents in the Saluda area opposed to the concept. In May 2018, the County dropped its plans to purchase and develop the forested tract, which adjoins the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s Green River Game Lands. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | land conservation | law enforcement training center | Conserving Carolina
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Conserving Carolina
Nine hundred acres of Little White Oak Mountain became public land on Friday, as Conserving Carolina transferred 600 acres to the state to expand the Green River Game Lands and 300 acres to Polk County for a local park. Read Story »
Tags: hiking | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | land conservation | hunting | Conserving Carolina | mountain biking
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | DuPont State Forest | Friends of DuPont Forest
Attorneys for either side pressed their points last week in a court hearing on a dispute over a partially completed horse ring on a farm protected by a conservation easement. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | land conservation | Hidden Valley Farm
Hidden Valley Farm Timeline Read Story »
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FLAT ROCK — On the surface, a 100x200-foot riding ring on a horse farm hardly seems to be a big enough issue to warrant a year-long legal fight with high-powered law firms on either side. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | land conservation | Hidden Valley Farm
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy will present the Lela McBride Award for significant contributions in conservation during its annual meeting at Camp Tekoa in Hendersonville at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Read Story »
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SALUDA — About 150 land conservation supporters gathered at Twin Lakes Saturday to celebrate the saving of the property for public use. Read Story »
Tags: Saluda Community Land Trust | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Twin Lakes Saluda | land conservation | Bill Wilkes
The Barnwell family has conserved an additional 84 acres on Bearwallow Mountain, the Citizen-Times reports. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | environment | Bearwallow Mountain
MILLS RIVER — The French Broad River is one of the best bodies of water to fish for muskie, which is what Bryan Jeffords tried to do on a recent Sunday. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Commissioners | Sierra Nevada | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | parks and recreation | French Broad Rivers | greenways
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy guides will lead a hike to picturesque Bridal Veil Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest on Saturday, Jan. 26. Read Story »
Tags: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | DuPont State Forest
LAKE LURE — Land in Rutherford County, which hosted the Lake Lure Camp for Girls beginning in 1927 and was home to the Camp Occoneechee Girl Scouts Camp since 1956, has been forever protected through a conservation easement by Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC). Read Story »
A grant awarded to Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy will help support the Muddy Sneakers outdoor education program in Henderson County elementary schools. Read Story »
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is challenging outdoor enthusiasts to support land conservation simply by hiking. Read Story »
SALUDA —A hidden gem in an out-of-the-way holler to outsiders, Twin Lakes is a well-known touchstone of memory for the people of Saluda and Mountain Page. Read Story »
Tags: Saluda | Saluda Community Land Trust | Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy