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EDITORIAL: Saving Mountains (Winston-Salem Journal, 09/28/08)

NEWS: Brushies targeted in protection plan (Wilkes Journal-Patriot, 09/26/08)

NEWS: A campaign to preserve - Coalition centers on keeping 28 areas away from developers (Winston-Salem Journal, 09/11/08)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Forever names Little Tennessee River valley to conservation priority list (The Franklin Press, 09/11/08)

NEWS: Envisioning a future that looks much like the present (Mountain Xpress, 09/10/08)

EDITORIAL: Aid land preservation before it's too late (Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/09/08)

NEWS: Report highlights vital lands (Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/05/08)

NEWS: Coalition releases conservation vision (Morganton News Herald, 09/04/08)

RELEASE: Coalition Releases Conservation Vision for North Carolina's Mountains (09/04/08)

REPORT: Blue Ridge Forever Conservation Vision

NEWS: Law creates 2 new natural areas (Asheville Citizen-Times, 08/07/08)

NEWS: Protecting the land - Agriculture commissioner visits Cherokee County farm to discuss perservation (Cherokee Scout, 08/07/08)

EDITORIAL: Saving Pond Mountain (Winston-Salem Journal, 07/17/08)

NEWS: Land left wild to get tax break (Raleigh News and Observer, 07/17/08)

NEWS: Grant awarded to conservancy groups (Henderson Times-News, 07/08/08)

RELEASE: State helps protect WNC Farming Tradition (07/03/08)

RELEASE: Community Foundation of Western North Carolina makes grant to sustain area land trusts for decades to come (06/30/08)

NEWS: Protecting History - Pond Mountain owners are negotiating a sale that would shield 1,800 acres from development (Winston-Salem Journal, 06/23/08)

EDITORIAL: Dealing to Preserve (Winston-Salem Journal, 06/16/08)

NEWS: Bioligists discover patches of endangered plant on riverbank (Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/16/08)

RELEASE: Land Trusts on Track to Meet Blue Ridge Forever Goal (06/10/08)
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Conservation group beats goal (Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/07/08)

NEWS: 410 acres bought to preserve (Winston-Salem Journal, 06/02/08)

NEWS: Duke deal leads to windfall (Charlotte Observer, 05/18/08)

NEWS: Trust fund yields more land for Elk Knob Park (Watauga Democrat, 04/18/08)

RELEASE: Land protection gets a boost from Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (01/30/08)

NEWS: Byline discusses farmland protection (WCQS-FM, 12/14/07)

NEWS: Deals to protect land see big gains (Asheville Citizen Times, 12/09/07)

NEWS: Property protected near Dunns Rock (Henderson Times-News, 12/15/07)

RELEASE: Real Estate Agents and Non-profits Work Together to Protect the Mountains (11/29/07)

RELEASE: Merck Family Fund awards gifts to protect the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains (11/26/07)

NEWS: Changes podcast on farmland protection (WNC Clear Channel Networks, 11/3/07) (mp3/6.9mb)

NEWS: A Cry for the Catawba (Charlotte Observer, 10/28/07)

RELEASE: Public meeting on benefits of conserving farms and open space (10/30/07)(pdf/122kb)

NEWS: Realtors will give away land trusts memberships (Watauga Democrat, 10/10/07)

RELEASE: Green River landowners and local conservancy preserve watershed (09/18/07)

RELEASE: Janirve Foundation boosts land conservation in southern Blue Ridge mountains (03/14/07)

RELEASE: Conservation partnership hires new Campaign Director (01/29/07)

RELEASE: A big year in conservation: 2006 WNC land protection successes (01/16/07)

NEWS: Facing the last stand for forests in Western North Carolina (Asheville Citizen Times, 05/23/06)