Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina hired two staff members to expand community engagement and fundraising. The Morganton-based organization aims to strengthen conservation efforts and public access to protected lands across Burke County and the region.
A federal judge struck down the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan, forcing a rewrite that will affect recreation, wildlife protection, and land management decisions impacting Burke County and surrounding communities.
Hamrick Jones and her friends gathered for a campout Memorial Day weekend 1994 on the very property that was at risk of being sold. They wrestled over what had to be done to protect this land from timber companies wanting to clear-cut it.
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina (FCNC) announces several infrastructure updates at their 652-acre Oak Hill Community Park and Forest, located about 10 minutes from downtown Morganton in Burke County.
The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina is close to finalizing the preservation of 130 acres of land below the dams at Lake James in Burke County. Duke Energy is transferring easements on the land to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as part of the Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement signed in 2006, with Foothills agreeing to monitor the easements in perpetuity.
Foothills Conservancy land trust has been buzzing with activity lately, with the groundbreaking of a new 5-mile mountain bike trail at Catawba Meadows Park in Morganton and ongoing development at Oak Hill Community Park and Forest.
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