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Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) Conserves Land Near Fort Bragg
As 82nd Airborne Division jumpmasters are preparing to safely exit jumpers from multiple aircraft headed toward Holland Drop Zone an inconspicuous farm is one of the last parcels they will see before entering Fort Bragg and jumping from the aircraft. Thanks to a...
Three Rivers Land Trust Receives Grant from SC Johnson
Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) is pleased to announce it has received a grant from SC Johnson to support local farmland conservation efforts in the Piedmont and Sandhills of North Carolina. The $25,000 grant from SC Johnson will be used to support farmland...
Conservation Partners Team Up to Restore a Piedmont Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
Three Rivers Land Trust in partnership with The Longleaf Alliance and Appalachian Mountain Brewery hosted over 30 volunteers to plant 2,000 longleaf pine seedlings on Monday, March 13th. This planting took place on TRLT’s Cotton Creek Preserve near Biscoe, NC, a...
Three Rivers Land Trust announces 2nd Annual Conservation Raffle
Last year, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) held their inaugural TRLT Conservation Raffle, a fundraising event featuring outdoor related prizes to connect winners to the land that TRLT works to conserve. After a successful first event, this fundraiser benefitting the...
Three Rivers Land Trust and Town of Spencer expand Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve
As part of its mission to expand public lands, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) transferred nearly 38 acres to the Town of Spencer on March 13th, 2023 to expand the Fred and Alice Stanback Educational Forest and Nature Preserve. This new property already has hiking...
Three Rivers Land Trust expands public lands: 210 acres added to Uwharrie National Forest
On March 11, 2022, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) purchased 210 acres of land in Montgomery County with the goal to expand the Uwharrie National Forest by transferring this tract to the United States Forest Service (USFS). The transfer is now complete, which provides...
2022: A Year in Review
By Crystal Cockman, TRLT Associate Director As 2022 comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on the conservation successes after another year of working to save special places in the North Carolina Piedmont. Certainly, every year, and even every project, has its...
Three Rivers Land Trust Transfers 215 Acres to Morrow Mountain State Park
In November 2021, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) purchased 215 acres of forest only a half-mile away from the Hardaway Site, a National Historic Landmark known for its Native American significance, and adjacent to Morrow Mountain State Park in Badin, NC. TRLT’s long...
172 Acres Permanently Conserved, Protecting Water Quality in Moore County
For three years, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has sought funding through grants and donations from supporters to secure 172 acres in Moore County for permanent conservation. Now, after diligent fundraising efforts and numerous grant applications including the...
Building a Network of Conservation Lands at “the Point”
Over the past 24 years, through a dozen different acquisitions, Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has acquired a total acreage of 1,649 acres in the vicinity of the confluence of the Yadkin and South Yadkin Rivers in an area affectionately known as “The Point.” TRLT is...
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