Margo Fesperman is a true land steward, and her efforts to ensure protection of her 24-acre farm in Stanly County clearly demonstrate her values. After reaching out to LandTrust board member (and founding executive director) Jeff Michael, and then meeting with LandTrust staff members, Margo knew she wanted to protect her land with The LandTrust for Central NC. Her goals were realized in December 2013 with a donated conservation easement.
Margo’s newly conserved property is located on the beautiful NC Scenic Byway of Valley Drive, near Morrow Mountain State Park. The LandTrust has worked with more than half dozen other landowners in this area to conserve important lands adjoining the park, fronting the significant Mountain Creek, and along the scenic Valley Drive corridor.emonstrate her values. After reaching out to LandTrust board member (and founding executive director) Jeff Michael, and then meeting with LandTrust staff members, Margo knew she wanted to protect her land with The LandTrust for Central NC. Her goals were realized in December 2013 with a donated conservation easement.
After inheriting the property from her parents, Margo said that she was entrusted to take care of the land and was determined to do so. Placing the easement on the property ensures that the land will not be developed, and this fact gives her great comfort in fulfilling the stewardship responsibilities that she assumed. On Christmas day, shortly after the easement was placed on the property, Margo went to her property to post the “Conservation Property” sign she was given at closing. She wrote a beautiful tribute about the experience of seeking out and conserving her special place, which she entitled “Tikkun Olam,” (“repair the world” in Hebrew). For Margo, finding a way to preserve this property was never even a question. Conserving the land entrusted to her was one way to help leave this earth better than she found it. Transactional funding for this easement was provided by The Conservation Trust for North Carolina.