Conservation Trust For North Carolina

CTNC CONSERVES LAND IN WAYS THAT INSPIRE AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO BUILD RESILIENT, JUST COMMUNITIES. WE CARRY OUT OUR MISSION IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR GOAL IS TO LESSEN THE IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND ENSURE CONSERVATION BENEFITS EVERYONE BY BEING MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE. CTNC'S MISSION GROWS OUT OF OUR EXPERTISE IN LAND CONSERVATION, OUR SKILL IN BRINGING NEW PEOPLE TO CONSERVATION, AND OUR EXPANDING NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. BROUGHT TOGETHER, THESE CAPABILITIES DIRECT US NOW TO CONSERVE LAND IN WAYS THAT INSPIRE AND ENABLE PEOPLE TO BUILD RESILIENT, JUST COMMUNITIES. THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACING CONSERVATION IN NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRE CHANGES TO THE WAYS WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY WORKED. CARING FOR AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF OUR STATE REMAINS A CORE FUNCTION OF CTNC. WE WILL CONTINUE AND BUILD ON OUR LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS FOR WILDLIFE, SCENIC VISTAS, AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH.

DIRECT LAND CONSERVATION: CTNC IDENTIFIES WAYS LAND BETTER SUPPORTS AND PROTECTS COMMUNITIES ADAPTING TO A CHANGING CLIMATE. ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, WE HAVE CONSERVED MORE THAN 35,000 ACRES, TURNING MOST OF THAT LAND OVER TO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. CTNC UNDERTAKES LANDOWNER OUTREACH, STEWARDSHIP OF PROTECTED LANDS, MONITORING OF EASEMENTS, AND DIRECT ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. WE SEEK TO PROTECT LAND WITH HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE, INCLUDING FOR WATER QUALITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARKWAY VISIBILITY, DEVELOPMENT THREAT, AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.

COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS: CTNC COLLABORATES WITH LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DELIVER HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO LAND CONSERVATION THAT ARE IN CONCERT WITH THE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CTNC SERVES AS FISCAL AGENT FOR NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS, OFFERS SMALL GRANTS AND BRIDGE LOANS FOR LAND PURCHASES, ADVOCATES FOR CONSERVATION FUNDING AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS, AND COORDINATES ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES.

DEVELOPING NEW LEADERS FOR CONSERVATION: CTNC'S SERVICE PROGRAMS PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES UNDERTAKING CONSERVATION PROJECTS. MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUALS, MANY FROM RACIALLY AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, HAVE GAINED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE THROUGH AMERICORPS, CONSERVATION CORPS, AND MAX INTERNSHIPS. SERVICE MEMBERS ACCOMPLISH SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE CONSERVATION, BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND DELIVER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.