by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 20, 2013 | Projects
At a stop on the NC Scenic Byway of Grassy Island Crossing off Pinkston River Road, the canopy suddenly opens up a few hundred feet into the dense green wilderness. You find yourself in front of an immense wetland, with screeching great blue herons (in no small way)...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 19, 2012 | News, Projects
The LandTrust and the N.C. Zoo have officially purchased the largest remaining known stand of old-growth Piedmont longleaf pine in North Carolina, located in northern Montgomery County. Longleaf pine forests historically covered more than 90 million acres all along...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 14, 2012 | Projects
400 acres Fee Title Ownership A project that has been many years in the making has finally been protected—400 acres at the confluence of the Yadkin-South Yadkin Rivers, more commonly known as “The Point.” This property is the keystone piece in the Two Rivers...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 14, 2012 | Projects
605 acres Conservation Easement The heirs of the Baldwin Forestland, siblings Barbara Baldwin Highfill and Al Baldwin, Jr. and their spouses, John Highfill and Erin Baldwin, permanently protected the historic 605-acre property in Richmond County in...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Apr 27, 2012 | Projects
The LandTrust and the N.C. Zoo have officially purchased the largest remaining known stand of old-growth Piedmont longleaf pine in North Carolina, located in northern Montgomery County. Longleaf pine forests historically covered more than 90 million acres all along...
by admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Projects
91.3 acres Conservation Easement The Billy Joe Kepley Farm, also known as the “Old Homeplace Farm,” in Davidson County was protected in 2006. This conservation easement on 91.3 acre provides for the protection of farmland, open space, water quality in the...
