Land for Tomorrow's efforts to address farmland preservation were in the Wilmington Star, which printed a NC Coastal Land Trust's letter to the editor. The Raleigh News & Observer printed an OpEd on the benefits that land conservation brings to flood damage prevention.
As of December 15,
104 partners have signed on to Land for Tomorrow. Our most recent additions are Appalachian Voices, Cape Fear Resource Conservation & Development, Inc., Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Highlands Greenway, Orange County, and The Village Project.
View our partners' Land for Tomorrow newsletter articles:
- The Hickory Landmarks Society's Landmarkings
(pdf 105 KB) - Audubon North Carolina's winter newsletter article
(pdf 1.1 MB).
Land for Tomorrow understands the impact and benefits that North Carolina’s wildlife and aquatic life have on the state’s economy. Because of this, the organization has recommended game lands as one of the nine property types in need of protection. (Photo by the US Fish and Wildlife Service).
Places That Matter: Conserving North Carolina's game lands and other natural areas |
Fishing, hunting and recreation are important economic drivers for North Carolina. Anglers, hunters and wildlife-watchers spend $2.8 billion per year in our state. Natural lands and clean water are the basic infrastructure that makes these jobs and income possible. Land for Tomorrow therefore identified game lands among the “places that matter” in North Carolina, which means that conserving them is a priority. read more >>
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation , Bill and Nancy Stanback, Cemala Foundation, Marion Stedman Covington Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, Foundation for the Carolinas and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Foundation, Amy Grissom and David Cohen and Ruth Ann Grissom, Robert Wilson Challenge Fund, and others. View a complete list of supporters.
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Places That Matter: Conserving North Carolina's game lands and other natural areas
Fields and forests, which can be designated as game lands, are critical to the future of our military bases. According to the North Carolina Advisory Commission on Military Affairs, development around military bases is the most critical problem facing North Carolina's military. Partnerships between the military, land conservation groups, state and Federal agencies have evolved to address these concerns.
A recent project, highlighted on the Land for Tomorrow web site, illustrates how the value of these partnerships and the importance of gamelands in conserving natural areas around our military bases. Learn how The Nature Conservancy and the NC Wildlife Resources Commission worked together to acquire a 2,500-acre tract of land surrounded on three sides by Camp LeJeune (funding came from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the NC Natural Heritage Trust Fund).
Protecting natural areas like these conserves habitat for native plants and wildlife, including endangered species. Among a range of other possible activities on the land, this conservation offers places for all of us to enjoy the outdoors during non-hunting seasons.
Land for Tomorrow is continuing its effort to gain support for the spending of an additional $200 million a year for five years on key conservation projects. With funding available, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has estimated it could more than double its rate of land protection from 60,000 acres to 125,000 acres in a five year period. Other state and local government agencies and nonprofit land conservation organizations estimate they can protect at least 25,000 more acres.
We must act now. Learn how you can support Land for Tomorrow’s efforts and help the state protect these places that make North Carolina special. Learn how you can get involved.
