by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 9, 2013 | Projects
A second exciting project completed during 2001 in Davie County was made possible by Bob and Pam (Anderson) Hazen. Their 138 acres is nestled between the perimeter of Cooleemee Plantation (1800 acre protected property) and the Yadkin River where it intersects with...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 9, 2013 | Projects
Another site to come under permanent protection in 2001 is an immaculate twenty- two- acre tract of land placed under conservation easement by its caring owner, Bobby Sheets. Mr. Sheets, who has been a resident of Davie county his entire life, has always been a...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 9, 2013 | Projects
Another protection project in Rowan County involved the enlargement of the previously protected Alexander Long House in Spencer. Tommy Thomas and his wife, Dr. Barbara Thomas, owners of the historic home, purchased an additional 33 acres situated adjacent to their...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 9, 2013 | Projects
Also in Rowan county, Harold Earnhardt, his wife, Helen, and children Mark Earnhardt, Cristy Mc Kinney, and Leslie Hedrick, took measures to insure their property will forevermore look as it does today. The 130 acre property on Potneck Road, which is now protected by...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 6, 2013 | Projects
The 690 acre Fox Farm purchase is our most recent Two Rivers Preserve success, one which we are particularly excited about for a number of reasons. This peninsula property not only represents one of the largest privately held tracts of land in Rowan County, but also...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jun 5, 2013 | Projects
Grant’s Creek flows through the heart of Rowan County. Originating near Landis, the Creek bisects China Grove, Salisbury, and Spencer before emptying into High Rock Lake. Previous years have witnessed the decline of the Creek’s water quality to critical levels. DENR’s...
