Celebrating
10 Years
of Land & Water Conservation
Our
region is a beautiful patchwok of farms, forests, streams
and scenic rural landscapes. The land and how it has been
used for generations is a significant part of our heritage
and history. It also provides a quiet escape from the rest
of the world. Residents enjoy a rural lifestyle here, while
visitors enjoy touring local farms and historic sites. Opportunities
to hike, paddle, hunt, ride horseback, watch birds, explore
the countryside and pursue other outdoor adventures abound.
Over 1,000,000
people rely on drinking water that flows from Tar River
Land Conservancy's service area, which includes all of the
Upper Tar River Basin and portions of the Neuse and Roanoke
River Basins. Furthermore, our area contains some of the
best farmland in the state and the US. Tar
River Land Conservancy protects
land for drinking water, wildlife, farming, forestry, recreation
and tourism. We accept
gifts of land with conservation value, and we work with
landowners to secure voluntary conservation easement agreements
on their property in order to achieve the permanent protection
of natural resources important to our community's health
and economic well-being.
We're
Making Conservation in our Community a Reality
In ten short years, Tar River
Land Conservancy has permanently protected over 16,000 acres
of land and 120 miles of streams. Without a doubt, we're
impacing the lives of everyone in our community. Since 2000:
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We have added 2,500 acres
of public park land and game lands to our local landscape,
and are working to provide even more parkland and public
access to the Tar River.
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We are protecting local
rivers and reservoirs for the over 1,000,000 people
who rely on these resources for their drinking water.
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We are working with landowners
to prevent the conversion of farmland to development,
to protect our food supply and the production of commodities
important to our local economy.
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We are protecting wildlife
important to our natural heritage.
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You
Can Help
Save the Places You Love
in
Person, Granville, Vance, Franklin, Warren, Halifax, Nash
and Edgecombe Counties
Want to make a difference?
Donate
Now and help us conserve more land,
more water, more working farms, more wildlife and more scenic
rural landscapes in our region. Make your tax-deductible
contribution today
or
Leave
a Legacy by incuding Tar River Land
Conservancy in your estate plans. For more information on
planned giving opportunities, including making a gift of
land, click here
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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is an affiliate of
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as a part of your workplace giving campaign.
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TAR
RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY IS ALSO
A
PROUD MEMBER OF THE
AND
HAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED THE
LAND TRUST STANDARDS AND PRACTICES
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