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State of Farmland Protection in Western North Carolina
Read Blue Ridge Forever's report examining farmland protection by North Carolina's mountain land trusts. www.blueridgeforever.info/state.html.

Our 50,000 Acre Campaign Celebration
Watch video of our 50,000 Acre Celebration.
Press Conference (30 min.)
Presentation by Dr. Patrick McMillan (15 min.)
Special thanks to Time Capsule Video.

News 13's Series, "Growing Pains"
Watch archived segments from WLOS-News 13's four-segment series highlighting farms protected by our member land trusts online at www.wlos.com.

Release: Acres for America Grant Will Help Conserve More Than 12,000 Acres in the Blue Ridge (01/18/12)

Editorial: Forests report should set off alarm bells (Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/20/11)

News: NC House budget cuts land conservation funding (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/14/11)

News: Agency News-Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC, Henderson Times-News, 05/12/11)

News: Scientists restore rare bog habitat in Flat Rock (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/06/11)

News: Landowners protect 13 acres in Haywood (SAHC, Smoky Mountain News, 05/04/11)

News: Buncombe County spending $1.2M to protect 1,327 acres in Asheville area (CMLC and SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 04/22/11)

News: Town a 'hub' for tourists (FCNC, McDowell News, 04/20/11)

News: Park at Connestee Falls near Brevard opens to the public (FCNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 04/19/11)

News: Land trust conveys gameland along Blue Ridge Parkway to state (CTNC, Mountain Xpress, 04/19/11)

News: Spruce Pine area gains protected land, part of historic trail (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 04/19/11)

News: Dyeleafe-'They're not makin' any more land' (CMLC, Henderson Times-News, 04/18/11)

News: Local trust adds to Three Top Mountain Game Lands (BRC, Jefferson Post, 04/05/11)

Editorial: Federal act needed to shield parkway from development (CTNC, Winston-Salem Journal, 03/31/11)

Editorial: Ashe getting good return on conservation investment (CTNC, Jefferson Post, 03/29/11)

News: New River protection continues (NCNR, Jefferson Post, 03/14/11)

News: Blue Ridge Parkway grows by 110 acres near Waynesville (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/14/11)

News: LTLT warns of threat of invasive species (LTLT, Macon News, 03/10/11)

News: Mast General Store donates easement in Valle Crucis (BRC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/05/11)

News: Grant funds land conservation (FCNC, Salisbury Post, 03/04/11)

News: Report - Conservation is paying off (CTNC, Winston-Salem Journal, 02/24/11)

News: NCNR is accredited (NCNR, Mountain Times, 02/10/11)

News: Dried-out bog to be restored in effort to save rare plant (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 02/05/11)

News: Donation will protect 76 acres along Catawba (FCNC, Charlotte Observer, 02/01/11)

Editorial: Balancing preservation, tourism (BRC, Winston-Salem Journal, 01/27/11)

Editorial: Pond Mountain part of a remarkable panorama (BRC, Hickory Daily Record, 01/21/11)

News: Pond Mountain Conservation Completed (BRC, Jefferson Post, 01/12/11)

News: East Fork Headwaters Tract purchased by Conservation Fund (CMLC, Mountain Xpress, 01/03/11)

News: Tract purchase protects Foothills Trail in Western North Carolina (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 01/01/11)

NEWS: Better Together (BRF, Saving Land, Winter 2011)

News: Land trust buys Jackson County peak near Blue Ridge Parkway (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 12/23/10)

News: RTCAR - Enabling artisans to preserve tradition (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 12/23/10)

News: Appalachian Balds are beautiful (SAHC, Winston-Salem Journal, 12/20/10)

NEWS: Conservation Fund gets 786 acres along French Broad River for bargain (CMLC, Henersonville Times-News, 12/13/10)

NEWS: Conservation groups protect land in Avery County (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 12/02/10)

LTE: Full funding sought for Land, Water Conservation Fund (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/21/10)

NEWS: Low land prices aid conservation efforts [Conservation Easements](BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/18/10)

NEWS: Conservation makes strides in the mountains (BRF, Smoky Mountain News, 10/13/10)

EDITORIAL: Blue Ridge bonus (BRF, Winston-Salem Journal, 10/01/10)

EDITORIAL: Blue Ridge Forever saving our heritage, culture and economy (BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/30/10)

NEWS: Interview with Carl Silverstein on Blue Ridge Forever's 50,000 acre campaign celebration (BRF, WNCW, 09/29/10)

NEWS: Land-trust coalition says it will pass goal (BRF, Winston-Salem Journal, 09/29/10)

NEWS: Land trusts save 50,000 acres in N.C. mountains (BRF, Charlotte Observer, 09/29/10)

NEWS: Coalition of land trusts to exceed goal of protecting 50,000 acres in Western North Carolina (BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/29/10)

RELEASE: 50,000 acres protected in Western North Carolina (09/28/10)

NEWS: Wildlife Federation honors conservation award winners (BRF, Charlotte Observer, 09/16/10)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Heritage preserves, promotes our rich traditions (BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 08/25/10)

NEWS: Before the Tears - The Cherokees' Proud Past (LTLT, Wall Street Journal, 08/25/10)

NEWS: Scenic highway designation extended along Little Tennessee River (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 08/24/10)

NEWS: Foothills Conservancy protects two large tracts of land (FCNC, The McDowell News, 08/23/10)

NEWS: Landowner donates 100-acre Buncombe County farm to conservation group (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 08/19/10)

NEWS: Mount Lyn Lowry tract on Parkway preserved (CTNC, Smoky Mountain News, 08/11/10)

NEWS: A cultural heritage treasure in Cowee Valley (LTLT, Franklin Press, 08/06/10)

NEWS: New River Expedition Flows North (NCNR, Ashe Mountain Times, 08/06/10)

NEWS: Phil Hanes honored for work to preserve New River (NCNR, Winston-Salem Journal, 08/06/10)

NEWS: Family does and outstanding job (CMLC, Transylvania Times, 07/30/10)

NEWS: America's Great Outdoors Initiative (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 07/30/10)

OPINION EDITORIAL: Treasures worthy of protection (Rep. Heath Shuler) (Asheville Citizen-Times, 07/24/10)

NEWS: Goats who stare at trees (SAHC, Smoky Mountain News, 07/21/10)

EDITORIAL: Protect land to safeguard water quality (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 07/18/10)

NEWS: Listening for the Great Outdoors (BRF, Mountain Xpress, 07/14/10)

OPINION EDITORIAL: Feds listening to our outdoors agenda (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 07/13/10)

NEWS: "America's Great Outdoors" comes to WNC (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 07/13/10)

NEWS: Who's taking care of the parkway as wear, tear take a toll? (CTNC, Greensboro News-Record, 07/12/10)

NEWS: Join Blue Ridge Conservancy for a Merger Celebration Saturday (BRC, High Country Press, 07/08/10)

NEWS: Saving Blue Ridge Parkway Land (CTNC, Blue Ridge Country, 07/07/10)

NEWS: Beauty under siege (CTNC, Raleigh News and Observer, 07/04/10)

NEWS: 110 acres going to park service (CTNC, Winston-Salem Journal, 07/03/10)

NEWS: Capitol Hill to salute parkway anniversary (CTNC, Hendersonville Times-News, 07/02/10)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Parkway anniversary resolution introduced (CTNC, Charlotte Examiner, 07/02/10)

NEWS: Tribal Member awarded Internship (LTLT, Cherokee One Feather, 07/01/10)

NEWS: Haywood County family protects Blue Ridge Parkway views (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/30/10)

NEWS: Land Conservancy to build trail system on Bearwallow Mountain (CMLC, Mountain Xpress, 06/25/10)

NEWS: CMLC to build trail system (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 06/24/10)

NEWS: Western North Carolina clean water projects get part of $2M in grants (BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/22/10)

NEWS: A preservation union (BRC, Winston-Salem Journal, 06/19/10)

NEWS: Highland Brewing Company Joins Effort to Protect Important Mountain Peaks (SAHC, Mountain Xpress, 06/08/10)

NEWS: Taylor family set to sell tract for conservation (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 06/04/10)

NEWS: Big Blue Ridge Mountains tract protected (CMLC, Charlotte Observer, 06/03/10)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates 75th anniversary (CTNC, CNBC, 06/03/10)

NEWS: Mast General Store celebrates Land Trust Day on Saturday (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/03/10)

NEWS: Brews News: New tasting room, summer release and more (SAHC, Mountain Xpress, 06/01/10)

EDITORIAL: Agency News (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 05/27/10)

NEWS: Buncombe county works to get farms protected; NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler visits (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/27/10)

NEWS: Help build a trail on Bearwalow Mountain (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/20/10)

NEWS: A bold new chapter for land conservation in Western North Carolina (BRC, High Country Press, 05/13/10)

NEWS: 2 land-conservation groups plan to merge (BRC, Winston-Salem Journal, 05/12/10)

EDITORIAL: Land Trust urges continued funding of conservation efforts (LTLT, Southern Reader, 05/12/10)

NEWS: Farm preservation tour a lesson in community conservation (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 05/05/10)

NEWS: Budget woes slow state land conservation efforts (CMLC, News & Record, 04/30/10)

NEWS: Land conservation's increasing role (CTNC, Mountain Xpress, 04/29/10)

NEWS: Stimulus grant will help fund walkway's extension in Flecher (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 04/28/10)

NEWS: Land Conservation in NC: The Green Book (CMLC, Mountain Xpress, 04/27/10)

NEWS: N.C. land trusts strive for populism (CTNC, News & Observer, 04/22/10)

NEWS: CTNC donates nearly 50 acres to National Park Service near Cumberland Knob (CTNC, Blue Ridge Parkway Guide, 04/13/10)

NEWS: Land trust donates 50-acre tract along Blue Ridge Parkway to the National Park Service (CTNC, Winston-Salem Journal, 04/13/10)

NEWS: Land conservation in NC: The Green Book (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 04/11/10)

NEWS: Conservancy finishes 20 projects (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 04/11/10)

NEWS: Grant helps fund groups' collaborative effots to preserve land along the Blue Ridge Parkway (Winston-Salem Journal, 04/05/10)

NEWS: Catawba Falls trail opens to the public (FCNC, Charlotte Observer, 03/30/10)

NEWS: Foothills Conservancy sells Catawba Falls trail property to U.S. Forest Service (FCNC, The McDowell News, 03/30/10)

NEWS: Conservation Trust for NC earns accreditation (CTNC and SAHC, Mountain Xpress, 03/19/10)

NEWS: Summit weighs health of agriculture industry (FCNC, Statesville Record & Landmark, 03/11/10)

NEWS: Rickman Store celebrates 85 years (LTLT, Smoky Mountain News, 03/03/10)

NEWS: Land coalition on track (Winston-Salem Journal, 02/23/10)

NEWS: Target of land trust coalition - Preserve 50,000 acres (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 02/12/10)

NEWS: 500 acres at Madison-Buncombe county line now protected (SAHC, Mountain Xpress, 02/11/10)

NEWS: Easement protects Claxton Farm (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 02/10/10)

NEWS: Interviw with Susie Hamrick-Jones on Blue Ridge Forever campaign (WNCW-FM, 02/09/10)

NEWS: Land trusts preserve 10,000 acres in 2009 (Watauga Democrat, 02/08/10)

NEWS: Got a minute with Julianne Johnson (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 02/08/10)

RELEASE: Mountain land trusts protect 10,257 acres in 2009 (02/08/10)

NEWS: Bear Paw State Natural Area in Avery to expand (HCC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 02/03/10)

NEWS: Cliffs gives $10K for parkway protection (Asheville Citizen-Times, 02/02/10)

NEWS: Parkway expansion proposed (CTNC, Wilkes Jounral Patriot, 01/28/10)

NEWS: $75M eyed for Blue Ridge Parkway expansion (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 01/27/10)

NEWS: NC falls short of preservation goal (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 01/16/10)

EDITORIAL: Celebrating the land (BRRLT, Winston-Salem Journal, 01/15/10)

NEWS: Computer tool offers possible model of Western North Carolina's green spaces in 2030 (Asheville Citizen-Times, 01/11/10)

RELEASE: Developer helps protect Parkway land (01/07/10)

NEWS: Recreation decision will have to wait (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 01/06/10)

NEWS: Outdoors-Catawba Falls (FCNC, Mountain Xpress, 01/06/10)

NEWS: State plans hunting space (BRRLT, Winston-Salem Journal, 01/04/10)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Forever works toward goal of protecting 50,000 acres (Asheville Citizen-Times, 12/28/09)

EDITORIAL: Little Yellow tract a gem in NC crown (TNC, Charlotte Observer, 12/11/09)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Blue Ridge Forever is working to keep parkway special (BRF, Asheville Citizen-Times, 12/09/09)

NEWS: Macon County family receives Conservation Award (LTLT, Macon News, 12/03/09)

NEWS: Parkway aims to save vistas (CTNC and SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/29/09)

EDITORIAL: At 75, the parkway needs work (Raleigh News and Observer, 11/17/09)

NEWS: Spruce Pine one of WNC towns reaping tourism gains from Blue Ridge Parkway (Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/15/09)

NEWS: Blue Ridge Parkway 75th - Part 2 (WLOS, 11/13/09)

EDITORIAL: CMLC deal good for land, economy (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 11/13/09)

NEWS: Conservationists poised to buy Grey Rock (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 11/08/09)

EDITORIAL: Saving mountains (CTNC, Winston-Salem Journal, 11/02/09)

EDITORIAL: Looking good (CTNC, Raleigh News and Observer, 11/02/09)

NEWS: Land protection celebrated (BRRLT, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, 10/28/09)

NEWS: Deal protects land in McDowell from development (CTNC, McDowell News, 10/26/09)

NEWS: Parkway meant jobs for many (Wilkes Journal-Patriot, 10/19/09)

NEWS: Scenic route in Haywood, Transylvania gets national designation (Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/17/09)

NEWS: Leaf season always bright in Highlands (HCLT, Macon News, 10/15/09)

NEWS: Historic home saved from the brink (LTLT, The Franklin Press, 10/12/09)

NEWS: Federal funds will boost scenic byways in Macon, Cherokee counties (LTLT, Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/10/09)

NEWS: Greenway opens Highlands' nature to citizens and visitors (HCLT, Macon News, 10/08/09)

NEWS: Finding future plans in an open Medicine Cabinet (NCNR, Mountain Times, 10/08/09)

NEWS: Innaugural Pumpkinfest to benefit land trust (HCLT, Smoky Mountain News, 10/07/09)

NEWS: More volunteers find more trash at New River Clean-up (NCNR, Mountain Times, 09/18/09)

NEWS: Hugh Morton family honored for conservation efforts (Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/17/09)

NEWS: Parks belong to America (Times News, 09/15/09)

NEWS: Depression-era projects became tourist draws (Asheville Citizen-Times, 09/06/09)

NEWS: 'Southern Landscapes' opens Saturday at The Bascom (HCLT, Macon News, 08/20/09)

NEWS: Commission to help plan for growth in WNC (Asheville Citizen-Times, 08/15/09)

NEWS: Hard times dry up conservation funds (CTNC, Raleigh News and Observer, 08/15/09)

NEWS: River supporters take to the water (NCNR, Ronoak Times, 08/09/09)

NEWS: Buncombe County helps preserve farms, views (CMLC & SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 08/05/09)

NEWS: LTLT food gala a savory success (LTLT, Smoky Mountain Sentinel, 08/05/09)

NEWS: Land adjoining Indian Mound considered for possible park (LTLT, Franklin Press, 08/05/09)

NEWS: Land trust event draws 300 supporters (BRRLT, Jefferson Post, 08/04/09)

NEWS: A story of Gray's lily and mountain balds (SAHC, Carboro Citizen, 07/30/09)

NEWS: LTLT hosts local food gala (LTLT, Franklin Press, 07/22/09)

NEWS: CMLC to unveil new office, hold first juried art show (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 07/17/09)

NEWS: Hidden treasure on Scaly Mountain (HCLT, Macon News and Telegraph, 07/09/09)

NEWS: Farmers discuss prevention of vanishing county farmland (LTLT, Cherokee Scout, 07/02/09)

NEWS: New River Committee takes to water to raise awareness (NCNR, Watauga Democrat, 07/01/09)

NEWS: Saving the places you love (New Life Journal, 07/01/09)

NEWS: Archaeologists unravel WNC's ancient secrets (LTLT, Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/28/09)

NEWS: WLOS films segment on PAC (PAC, Tryon Daily Bulletin, 06/24/09)

NEWS: Zahner Conservation Lecture Series Celebrates 100 Years of Conservation with HCLT (HCLT, Mount Airy News, 06/18/09)

NEWS: Farmers Market festival in Hayesville (LTLT, Clay County Progress 06/18/09)

NEWS: Trust buys tract near Roaring Fork headwaters (CTNC, Mount Airy News, 06/15/09)

NEWS: Conservation group protects parkway land (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/11/09)

NEWS: Easemenst protect Fairview farms from development (Asheville Citizen-Times, 06/05/09)

RELEASE: Wal-Mart Foundation Grants $50,000 to Land Conservation in WNC (06/04/09)

NEWS: Mast celebrates Land Trust Day on June 6 (SAHC, Smoky Mountain News, 06/03/09)

NEWS: Local land conservation projects compete for statewide grant (BRRLT and NCNR, Mountain Times, 05/28/09)

NEWS: Stretch of river gets protection (FCNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/24/09)

Radio: How important is farm land in Western North Carolina? (Changes, WWNC-AM, 05/23/09)

NEWS: Scenic mountain creek protected (FCNC, Charlotte Observer, 05/22/09)

NEWS: N.C. Land Trust honors 2 from area (CMLC, Winston-Salem Journal, 05/08/09)

NEWS: Preserving land for the future - Landowners turn to conservation easements (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/07/09)

NEWS: WNC News Roundup - Land trust celebrates 100th anniversary (HCLT, Mountain Xpress, 05/07/09)

NEWS: Register for Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's continuing education seminar (CMLC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/05/09)

NEWS: The Report Card - Chimney Rock Park (FCNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 05/04/09)

NEWS: Chimney Rock park expands (FCNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 04/25/09)

NEWS: Area non-profits work to protect Mother Earth (LTLT & HCLT, Macon News, 04/23/09)

NEWS: Second Annual Treasure Sale and more to benefit the Rickman Store April 25 (LTLT, Macon News, 04/23/09)

NEWS: Clean Water funding takes a hit (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 03/29/09)

NEWS: High Country Conservancy Celebrates Oliver Hill Project (HCC, High Country Press, 03/26/09)

NEWS: Saving Farms - Projects seek to protect farmland (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/26/09)

NEWS: Conservation coalition unveils interactive map (Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/22/09)

NEWS: Farmland preservation support is growing (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/19/09)

NEWS: Study - Farms valued for beauty, local food options (Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/19/09)

NEWS: Jobs could be lost as Perdue takes $100 M from Clean Water Management Trust Fund (Triangle Business Journal, 03/10/09)

NEWS: Game land purchases in N.C. could diminish (Charlotte Observer, 03/08/09)

NEWS: Millions go to conservation trusts (HCC, Watauga Democrat, 03/05/09)

NEWS: 84 years ago...three eggs traded for a spool of thread (LTLT, Macon News, 03/05/09)

NEWS: Conservation easement approved for Hemphill Farm (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/04/09)

NEWS: Elk Knob State Park gains more land (HCC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/03/09)

NEWS: NC Dept of Agriculture grant secures long-term easement (SAHC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 03/03/09)

EDITORIAL: Farmland, paved (Raleigh News & Observer, 03/01/09)

NEWS: State set to take over large tract of local attraction (TCF & TNC, Watauga Democrat, 02/20/09)

NEWS: Why investing in parks is smart economic stimulus (The Daily Green, 02/20/09)

NEWS: Cedar Mountain Bog permanently protected (CMLC, Hendersonville Times News, 02/17/09)

RELEASE: Western North Carolina Families Permanently Protected More than 10,000 Acres in 2008 (02/10/09)

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A wise Investment (CTNC, Raleigh News & Observer, 02/05/09)

NEWS: Conservation Trust buys 538-acres along Blue Ridge Parkway (CTNC, Asheville Citizen-Times, 01/13/09)

NEWS: A path through these tough times (CMLC, Hendersonville Times-News, 01/11/09)

EDITORIAL: Saving Mountains (BRRLT, Winston-Salem Journal, 01/08/09)

NEWS: McElrath family preserves 436 acres in Mills River (Hendersonville Times-News, 12/18/08)

NEWS: Local land trusts get grant (Asheville Citizen-Times, 12/04/08)

Editorial: Easley's outdoors legacy is exceptional (Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/30/08)

NEWS: Conservation easements placed on over 1,400 acres (Wilkes Journal-Patriot, 11/21/08)

NEWS: Conservation groups to protect 10K acres (Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/19/08)

NEWS: A new home is in the works for land conservancy (Hendersonville Times-News, 11/18/08)

NEWS: Conservation Trust buys Blue Ridge Parkway land (Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/06/08)

NEWS: Land Trust honors conservationists with awards (Macon News, 11/17/08)

NEWS: Donation to benefit land trust coalition (Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/23/08)

NEWS: County spends $1.8M for farms (Asheville Citizen-Times, 10/08/08)

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)