| Rowan County
- State Funding for Conservation Projects in Rowan County (aka "Green Book" data)
- Example of conservation projects in Rowan County funded with state trust fund money:
Farms, Wildlife and Water Quality
Farms, wildlife, and water quality will be protected forever with the purchase of 2,843 acres of forest and prime farmland on Second Creek near Mooresville by The LandTrust for Central North Carolina, thanks to two grants totaling $4.2 million from the Clean Water Management and Natural Heritage trust funds. The tract, a secondary drinking water source for Kannapolis, includes one of the most significant natural areas in North Carolina as well as 1,000 acres of some of the best farmland in the state in the core of western Rowan County’s agricultural community. As The LandTrust completes the $8.5 million purchase over the next five years, the land will be transferred to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. The Wildlife Resources Commission will protect the forests for water quality and wildlife and lease the prime farmland to local farmers.
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