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• See Endangered Species Success in Person

  Southern Pines, NC
  May 01, 2013 2013 05 01

  Sandhills residents will get a chance to see red-cockaded woodpecker recovery up-close during a special event on May 17. Learn More

• Deadly Bat Disease Confirmed in Rutherford County: White-nose Syndrome Found at TNC's Bat Cave Preserve

  Durham, NC
  April 02, 2013 2013 04 02

  The Nature Conservancy today announced that white-nose syndrome, which has decimated bat populations in eastern North America, has been confirmed in a bat found last month at the Conservancy’s Bat Cave Preserve in Rutherford County. Learn More

• Mountains Nature Conservancy Team in Place

  Durham, NC
  Topic (Leadership)
  March 13, 2013 2013 03 13

  The Nature Conservancy Mountains Office has a new team in place – two of them are veterans of the office, working in new roles. Learn More

• Flytrap Half Hell Haul Added to Fire in the Lakes Festival

  Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center
  Topic (Events)
  February 18, 2013 2013 02 18

  7K Trail Run to Raise Awareness of the Venus Flytrap Learn More

• Three Charged with Venus Flytrap Poaching

  Durham, NC
  January 24, 2012 2012 01 24

  Plants replanted by Conservancy staff Learn More

• Learn About the Oldest Trees in Eastern North America

  Durham
  Topic (Climate Change)
  June 13, 2011 2011 06 13

  Dr. Dave Stahle talks about old growth trees and climate change Learn More

• Nags Head Woods Preserve Grows

  Durham
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  September 21, 2012 2012 09 21

  The Nature Conservancy has purchased a 20-acre tract at Nags Head Woods. The property lies in the middle of the preserve, running from the high ground deciduous maritime forest to the brackish marsh community on the sound side. Learn More

• Military, Clean Water Trust Fund Team Up

  Durham, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  November 27, 2012 2012 11 27

  451 Acres Added to McLean Savanna Preserve
  
  Thanks to funding from the U.S. Navy and the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund, the Nature Conservancy is adding a significant tract to its McLean Savanna Preserve in Pender County. Learn More

• Pitcher Plant Enthusiasts Help Restore Brunswick County Savanna

  Wilmington
  Topic (Partnerships)
  August 02, 2012 2012 08 02

  North American Sarracenia Conservancy Finances Controlled Burn at Myrtle Head Learn More

• Saving the Phoenix

  Jefferson, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  May 19, 2012 2012 05 19

  Winston-Salem Journal, May 19, 2012
  
  John and Anne Barry, of Charlotte, and their friend Merrill Lynch are in a four-wheel drive SUV that is slowly laboring up a steep, rutted road on the side of Phoenix Mountain.
  
  The road is really just a path through the wooded eastern flank of the mountain, with branches slapping the open windows of the SUV.
  
  John Barry is board chairman of the North Carolina chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and Lynch is the group's northern-mountains conservation practitioner. The Barrys wanted to go with Lynch to see the mountain that the nonprofit conservation group has pursued for decades. Learn More

• Venus Flytrap Video

  Boiling Spring Lakes
  March 28, 2012 2012 03 28

  The Venus Flytrap ONLY grows in the wild within a 100-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina. And it's just two steps away from being put on the endangered species list, thanks in part to land developers and plant poachers. David Huppert introduces us to what Charles Darwin called, "the most wonderful plant in the world." (wunctv.org)
   Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Acquires 463 Acres in Year-End Deal

  Durham
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  December 30, 2011 2011 12 30

  Brunswick County Tract Borders Green Swamp Preserve, Includes Valuable Longleaf Pine Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Protects 98 Acres in Hoke County

  Durham
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  December 29, 2011 2011 12 29

  Restoration on the Quewiffle Township Tracts Begins This Spring Learn More

• Conservancies Complete Protection of Little Yellow Mountain Summit

  Asheville
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  July 18, 2011 2011 07 18

  Nationally Significant Roan Mountain Massif Natural Heritage Area Protected Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Protects Cumberland County Property

  Durham
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  July 15, 2011 2011 07 15

  New Acquisition Slated to Become Part of Carvers Creek State Park Learn More

• Trail for People with Disabilities Debuts at Nags Head Woods
  

  Nags Head Woods
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  May 13, 2011 2011 05 13

  Grand Opening Set for June 8 Learn More

• Visit Bluff Mountain Preserve

  Durham
  Topic (Events)
  May 05, 2011 2011 05 05

  Guided Hikes Set for Summer, Fall Learn More

• Explore Big Yellow Mountain

  Topic (Events)
  May 05, 2011 2011 05 05

  2011 Hikes Announced Learn More

• Visit Bat Cave Preserve

  Topic (Events)
  May 05, 2011 2011 05 05

  Guided Hikes Set for Summer, Fall Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Schedules Hike in Pender County Savanna

  Durham
  Topic (Events)
  May 04, 2011 2011 05 04

  May 10 Hike is a Good Opportunity to See Controlled Burn Effects Learn More

• Conservancy Employee Documents Rare Colony of Butterflies

  Durham, NC
  April 26, 2011 2011 04 26

  The Conservancy’s Merrill Lynch recently documented a breeding colony of the Olympia Marble butterfly (Euchloe olympia) in the North Carolina mountains – far from its usual home in the prairies of the central United States. Learn More

• Nature Conservancy to Assess Freshwater Conservation Needs

  DURHAM, NC
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  December 21, 2010 2010 12 21

  Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Grant to Fund First of Its Kind Study Learn More

• Conservancies Join Forces to Protect Little Yellow Mountain

  ASHEVILLE, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  December 01, 2010 2010 12 01

  104-acre Indian Saddle Tract Fills Conservation Gap on Avery County Peak Learn More

• Controlled Burn Season Set

  DURHAM, NC
  December 29, 2010 2010 12 29

  Nature Conservancy Plans Burns in the Southeast Coastal Plain Learn More

• Protection of Valuable Pender County Savanna Extended

  DURHAM, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  December 30, 2010 2010 12 30

  921 acres now protected at McLean Savanna Learn More

• 1,261 Acres Added to Carvers Creek State Park

  Durham, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  January 04, 2011 2011 01 04

  The Nature Conservancy Continues to Build Park in Cumberland and Harnett Counties Learn More

• Conservancy, State Celebrate Saving Cove Swamp

  Durham, NC
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  October 09, 2009 2009 10 09

  Local groups help lead effort Learn More

• Oyster Reef Building

  Nags Head Woods, NC
  Topic (Climate Change)
  January 13, 2011 2011 01 13

  Winter/Spring Work Days Scheduled, Volunteers Invited to Participate Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Purchases Major Sandhills Tract

  DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
  September 18, 2009 2009 09 18

  Property Will Eventually Become Part of Carvers Creek Sandhills State Park Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Protects High Country Mountain Peak

  DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
  Dec. 1, 2009

  Little Yellow Mountain Purchase Part of "Naturally Significant Natural Area" Learn More

• Nature Conservancy Pitcher Plant Efforts Get Boost

  DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
  Oct. 3, 2009

  Sarracenia Conservancy Pays For Controlled Burn and Other Protection Efforts Learn More

Trio arrested for Venus fly trap poaching

WWAY TV news

January 25, 2012

Three people were arrested for stealing this incredibly rare North Carolina state treasure, the Venus flytrap. Read more.

Alligator River Refuge Rolls Back From Rising Sea

Miller-McCune.com
Climate Change
November 07, 2011

As coastlines are battered by rising seas, staff at North Carolina’s Alligator River Wildlife Refuge look for ways to make an orderly retreat. Read more.

The Green Swamp

Orchids Magazine [pdf]
Conservation Lands
August 31, 2011

In the Southeast corner of North Carolina there is the Green Swamp, a habitat with high biodiversity and unique species. The Green Swamp is one of the best remaining examples of longleaf pine savannas, bay forests and pocosins ecosystems left. The World Wildlife Fund has identified the Green Swamp as one of the top 10 ecoregions in North America for the number of species of plants and animals. This pine savannah is home to 14 carnivorous plants and 18 species of orchids. Unusual animals found in the swamp include the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (which nests in the trunks of live longleaf pines), Henslow's sparrow, Bachman's sparrow, Hessel's hairstreak butterfly and the American alligator.  Read more.

A Struggle To Fight Back The Sea

NPR
Climate Change
April 25, 2011

Some of the nation's richest and most important ecosystems lie where the ocean meets the land. It's these same coastal areas that are going to disappear as sea level continues to rise as a result of climate change.

But in one wildlife refuge in North Carolina, conservationists are attempting what would seem to be impossible: fighting back the sea. Read more.

North Carolina: Working with Nature to Prepare for the Change

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Open Spaces Blog
Climate Change
May 05, 2011

What can we do about climate change?

One thing we can do is prepare for it, by working with Mother Nature. At the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, where rising seas are eroding the shoreline, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy are giving the Albemarle Peninsula a fighting chance.  Read more.

Fire Smarter

State Port Pilot, Southport, NC
Events
March 16, 2011

The second annual Fire in the Lakes Festival sparks community interest in land management through fire, with a little fun thrown in the mix.  Read more.

Controlled burn planned in Green Swamp area

Star News, Wilmington
Events
January 24, 2011

This month's rash of wintry weather isn't just closing schools, it has also prevented crews from conducting controlled burns because conditions have to be just right.  Read more.

Carvers Creek State Park receives land from Nature Conservancy

Fayetteville Observer
Conservation Lands
January 05, 2011

Carvers Creek State Park, expected to open sometime late this year or in early 2012 as Cumberland County's first state park, has undergone a growth spurt.  Read more