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North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
Enrich the coastal communities of our state through acquisition of open spaces and natural areas, conservation education, and the promotion of good land stewardship. We are active throughout the coastal plain of North Carolina; its beaches, river corridors and marshes, its sandhills and savannas, its public parks and greenways. We aspire to bring together citizens and landowners, natives and newcomers, to set aside lands for conservation.
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Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Pitt, Bertie, Halifax, Cumberland, Sampson, Duplin, Pender, New Hanover, Onslow, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Greene, Wilson, Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Beaufort, Edgecombe, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare, Hertford, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck.
Email: info@coastallandtrust.org Web: www.coastallandtrust.org
Address: 131 Racine Dr., Suite 101, Wilmington, NC 28403
TEL: (910) 790-4524 FAX: (910) 790-0392
Email: janice@coastlandtrust.org
Address: 220 S. Front St., New Bern, NC 28560
TEL: (252) 634-1927 FAX: (252) 514-0051
Email: lee@coastallandtrust.org
Address: Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve,
701 West Ocean Acres Dr., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
TEL: (252) 449-8289 FAX: (252) 449-8245
Within the coastal plain of North Carolina, small cities, towns and rural communities still lie among a wide variety of natural forested habitats, wetlands, and waterways. This natural variety makes the Coastal Plain one of the most ecologically diverse regions in North Carolina and also one of the most attractive to new residents, second home buyers, and vacationers. The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, established in 1992, has ensured the permanent protection of approximately 30,000 acres of coastal habitat. These protected lands include barrier beaches, river corridors, farms, forests and marshes, sandhills and savannas, and public parks and greenways. With offices in Wilmington, New Bern and the Outer Banks, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust is among the most effective land trusts in the country. Its mission is to enrich the coastal communities of our state through acquisition of open spaces and natural areas, conservation education, and the promotion of good land stewardship.
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Protection of two of the three remaining barrier islands left in private ownership: Bird Island in Brunswick County and Lea Island in Pender County |
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Over 10,000 acres of historic rice impoundments, wildlife habitat, scenic river bluffs and longleaf pine forests along the Town Creek / Lower Cape Fear River, primarily through conservation easements. The Plantation Lands Driving Tour showcases these lands through a self-guided driving tour and guest speakers. |
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A record of achievement in securing over fifteen grants from the state Clean Water Management Trust to protect streamside buffers to protect water quality. |
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Assistance to New Hanover, Onslow and Brunswick County in acquisition of community open space, parks and gardens, such as Airlie Gardens near Wilmington. |
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Conservation Easements received over Legacy Farms and historic homesteads, such as Foscue Plantation in Jones County, Bellair Plantation in Craven County, Sample Farms in Pasquotank County and Jubilee Farms in Chowan County. |
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Spectacular rare plant savannahs and endangered species habitat protected at places like the BW Wells Savannah in Pender County and Pettiford Creek near the Croatan National Forest. |
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Merger with the Society for Masonboro Island, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and protecting a barrier island in New Hanover County. |
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An active groups of Volunteer Land Stewards, engaged in monitoring preserves and conservation easements held by the Coastal Land Trust. |
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