Catawba Lands Conservancy made strong advances in 2011 towards its mission of saving land and connecting lives to nature. CLC ended 2011, its 20th year in operation, with another record-breaking year for land conservation in the Southern Piedmont region. Since the beginning of 2011, CLC permanently protected 10 new properties totaling 1,623 acres in five [...]
Catawba Lands Conservancy closed on a property Dec. 21, 2011, that will add approximately 175 acres of conserved land to its already 1,250 conserved acres along the Catawba River. This newly conserved property, called Long Creek Conservation Area, is located in southwestern Mecklenburg County along Long Creek (a tributary of the Catawba River) near the U.S. [...]
Topics include farmland preservation, improved marketing efforts, economic growth and sustainable agriculture initiatives Three local land trusts, Catawba Lands Conservancy, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and The Land Trust for Central North Carolina, are partnering to host the “Farming for the Piedmont’s Future: A Regional Farmland Preservation & Agricultural Development Forum” on Dec. 1. This [...]
The Catawba Lands Conservancy has been awarded a $10,000 Habitat Enhancement Program Grant from Duke Energy for an environmentally sensitive removal of an invasive plant species, called kudzu, at the Seven Oaks Preserve along Lake Wylie in Gaston County. CLC will use approximately 80 goats from Wells Farm in Horse Shoe, NC. The goats, which will [...]
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners adopted a master plan Oct. 24 that will serve as a guide for the development of the Carolina Thread Trail (The Thread) in Lancaster County, SC. The plan is the outcome of a comprehensive public process spearheaded by the Carolina Thread Trail initiative and supervised by a steering committee [...]
Former Bank of America Executive focuses leadership skills on advancing land conservation and connecting lives to nature through the Carolina Thread Trail. Charlotte, N.C., – Catawba Lands Conservancy has named Thomas W. Okel as its new Executive Director. Tom joins the Conservancy after a twenty year successful career with Bank of America, where he most [...]
For Immediate Release August 10, 2011 Charlotte, N.C. – Catawba Lands Conservancy has completed the permanent preservation of 77 acres near the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on Lake Wylie, providing a protective buffer of more than 2 miles of shoreline. The acquisition marks the beginning of a partnership between Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden and the [...]
For Immediate Release March 14, 2011 Charlotte, N.C. – The Catawba Lands Conservancy Board of Directors Chair, Tommy Lee, announced today that Dave Cable, leader of the region’s largest environmental and land conservation non-profit group, will be leaving the Conservancy following a successful seven-year tenure as executive director of the Conservancy and the more recently [...]
For Immediate Release December 29, 2010 Sherrills Ford, N.C. – Catawba Lands Conservancy has completed the conservation of 719 acres of significant natural lands in Catawba County, protecting one of the largest undeveloped areas on Lake Norman. The new conservation area encompasses two properties known as Mountain Creek and Terrapin Creek. The properties are owned [...]
For Immediate Release December 29, 2010 Stanley, N.C. – Catawba Lands Conservancy closes out its 2010 conservation projects with the conservation of approximately 300 acres of farm and forest lands. The land spans Gaston and Lincoln Counties, and is owned by the Killian family who has donated conservation easements to protect the land in perpetuity. [...]
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