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Wall Listen to the story of preserving Mountain Creek told by Catawba County
Commission Chair Kitty Barnes and Planner Mary George. Many thanks to them
Info both for their hard work and support in conserving this amazing piece of land on
Photos (10) Lake Norman!

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The preservation of Mountain Creek | Catawba Lands Conservancy
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Join My List In late 2010, Catawba County and Catawba Lands Conservancy successfully
completed the permanent conservation of Mountain Creek. Kitty Barnes and
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Mary George tell the story here of their experience working through the
conservation process.
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March 24 at 8:41am · Like · Comment
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424 Sonia Mullenix Perillo Great conservation success story!
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Carolina Thread Calling all trail runners who follow Run With Théoden, thought you'd like to know
Trail about the upcoming half marathon and 8k races presented by Catawba Lands
Conservancy and the Carolina Thread Trail in this year's Race for the Land!
Register now for this spectacular event on April 30 and experience miles of trails
Run for the through a 750-acre nature preserve in Gaston County.
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Race For The Land 2011 | Catawba Lands
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Slightly more than half of the trails are wider than single-
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Run With streams, etc) course. The course is NOT flat, nor is it
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Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc.
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Community Foundation Designates $545,862 to Local Non-ProfitsDuring the
Community Foundation’s Board of Directors meeting, the members approved
$545,862 in unrestricted gifts to 16 non-profit organizations serving Gaston
County. The grant a... READ ARTICLE


Catawba Lands Conservancy Don't miss out on supporting the
Conservancy through this year's Run for the Money, April 16th!
March 21 at 10:50am

Some key NC legislators are considering erasing funding for the Clean Water
Management Trust Fund and the Agricultural Development and Farmland
Preservation Trust Fund. These funds have been essential for local conservation
efforts. Take part in NC Conservation Network's action alert to make your voice
heard in support of our state's natural resources!

North Carolina Conservation Network:
secure3.convio.net
State conservation funding has already been reduced by almost 50 percent
and some key legislators are considering erasing funding for the Clean Water
Management Trust Fund and the Agricultural Development and Farmland
Preservation Trust Fund. Conservation has kept many areas natural, providing
clean

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Craig R. Wyant These are essential programs.
March 17 at 12:12pm

Heather Rathbun-Paladino I agree, this is a critical piece in
conservation that is needed. All trusts mentioned tag team together
when it comes to our already stressed resources. Can't have one
lacking with the others trailing behind.Speak up and make a
difference!
March 17 at 4:15pm

We're seeking volunteers for our Redlair NatureFest and Race For The Land on
Saturday, April 30! For more information, visit our website:

Volunteers | Catawba Lands Conservancy
www.catawbalands.org
The Conservancy works with a dedicated group of more than 300
volunteers who share their time and talents to assist us in a
variety of ways.


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Catawba Lands Conservancy edited their Founded, Website and Company
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The Conservancy has recently completed the permanent protection of the 78-
acre Springhaven Preserve in Gaston County! This land provides great water
quality protection and wildlife habitat.


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February 23 at 10:52am · Like · Comment

North Carolina's conservation trust funds are at serious risk -- see this action
alert from Land for Tomorrow about how you can help preserve conservation
funding for clean water, farmland preservation, natural heritage, and parks and
recreation.

Contact Us -- ACTION ALERT: Urge NC legislators to
maintain current funding levels for the conservat
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March 9 at 1:24pm · Like · Comment

Check out this article about a new collaboration the Conservancy is involved in to
protect local farms!

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation supports the Piedmont Farmland
Protection Program - North Carolina Netw
www.ncgrantmakers.org
MORGANTON — Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina has received a grant
of $40,000 from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in support of the Piedmont
Farmland Protection Program for rural counties surrounding the Charlotte
Metro Area.


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Hike descriptions for this year's NatureFest celebration have been posted! This
year we're offering self-guided hikes, too. Don't miss the fun on April 30!

NatureFest 2011 Hikes | Catawba Lands Conservancy
www.catawbalands.org
Thanks for your interest our hikes offered at Redlair NatureFest 2011! For this
year’s NatureFest celebration on Saturday, April 30, we are offering a wide
variety of guided hikes, as well as maps for those who prefer to hike on their
own.

March 7 at 12:30pm · Like · Comment

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Lincoln County residents -- do you know someone who might benefit from
tonight's meeting? Spread the word!

Planning the Future of Your Farm
Location: James Warren Citizens Center
Time: 6:00PM Thursday, March 3rd


Gaston Tourism, David Fogarty and 2 others like this.

Becky Reavis Such a great idea!! Thank you for doing this. I hope
this helps prevent beautiful farm land from being turned into boring
developments.
March 3 at 9:57am

Tomorrow is the last day for early registration for the Race For The Land 8k and
half marathon trail races on April 30!

Race For The Land 2011 | Catawba Lands
Conservancy
www.racefortheland.org
Slightly more than half of the trails are wider than single-
track. This is not a technical (lots of rocks, wading across
streams, etc) course. The course is NOT flat, nor is it
excessive hills. Think rolling Piedmont with some punchy
sections. Mostly under forest cover, wide variety of forest ty

February 28 at 9:19am · Like · Comment

Heather Rathbun-Paladino, John Kinley and Josh Taylor like this.

Josh Taylor Just registered, guess I need to get off the bike and
start running so I don't die out there!
February 28 at 10:30am

John Kinley Registered....I'm looking forward to this! Too bad its
limited to 200 people, it could be a big race. Redlair is beautiful.
February 28 at 12:12pm

Calvin Stiles Registered
February 28 at 7:20pm

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