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The Conservation Trust for North Carolina Protects More Clean Drinking WaterNorth Carolina's Clean Water Management Trust Fund Awards Four Grants to the Conservation Trust Totaling $1,315,000 SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 The Conservation Trust for North Carolina and nine local land trusts received grants from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund on August 14 to protect rivers and streams and safeguard clean drinking water sources.The Conservation Trust received two grants to protect farmland to help preserve clean water in the Tar River Basin in Granville County. The Averett farm properties total 614 acres. The Conservation Trust will use two additional grants from the CWMTF to reimburse itself for the purchase of two highly threatened properties along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The first property is 22.7 acres in Watauga County that preserves Boone Fork Creek, an outstanding aquatic resource and critical link in the Blue Ridge Parkway's natural corridor for wildlife. The second property is 25 acres adjacent to the Parkway at Little Switzerland. The Little Switzerland property preserves Crabtree Creek, a pristine trout stream, and the natural and scenic views of the Parkway. The Conservation Trust plans to donate the Little Switzerland property to the National Park Service. Other land trusts that received CWMTF grants include Catawba Lands Conservancy, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, Eno River Association, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, The Land Trust for Little Tennessee, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, Tar River Land Conservancy, and Triangle Land Conservancy. The CWMTF was established in 1996 to make grants to local governments, state agencies and conservation non-profits to help finance projects that specifically address water pollution problems. The CWMTF estimates that more than $17 billion is needed to protect and preserve water quality in North Carolina. You can help the Conservation Trust and/or your local land trust continue to protect clean drinking water in the state by contributing to the Conservation Trust today. Your contribution will enable the Conservation Trust to purchase lands that preserve rivers, streams and wetlands for future generations. |
