TLC Joins 19 Land Trusts | Regional Conservation Partnership

Triangle Land Conservancy is one of 20 land trusts to join the North Carolina Land Trust Federation, which will serve as a collective voice for the protection of our state’s natural resources. Together, North Carolina’s land trusts have conserved hundreds of thousands of acres, many of which are now state and local parks that the public enjoys daily. The land trusts in the Federation are located throughout the state, from the coast to the mountains. TLC Executive Director Sandy Sweitzer will serve as co-chair of the Federation along with Blue Ridge Conservancy Executive Director Charlie Brady. “North Carolina is lucky to have a strong land trust community that works closely to protect the state’s natural habitats, farms, and waterways,” Sweitzer said. “Expanding land conservation efforts is increasingly important as we work to build climate resiliency and balance green space with population growth across our state.” The Federation will replace the North Carolina Land Trust Council, an unincorporated association started by the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC), who for many years helped start and nurture local land trusts across the state. Due to the collective strength of the land trust community across the state, CTNC recently adopted a new strategic vision and no longer represents land trusts but is an equal member of the Federation. The Federation will provide a forum for land trusts as they work in their regions and maintain their own individual identities. Members of the Federation are:

Black Family Land Trust
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Conserving Carolina
Davidson Lands Conservancy
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Eno River Association
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Highlands-Cashiers Conservancy
Lumber River Conservancy
Mainspring Conservation Trust
New River Conservancy
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
Piedmont Land Conservancy
Smith Island Land Trust
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Tar River Land Conservancy
Three Rivers Land Trust
Triangle Greenways Council
Triangle Land Conservancy

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