2011

• “Tom Okel picked to lead Catawba Lands Conservancy” DavidsonNews.net, September 13, 2011
• “Ex-BofA exec will head land conservancy” Charlotte Observer, September 13, 2011
• “Catawba Lands Conservancy taps former banker Tom Okel as executive director” Charlotte Business Journal, September 13, 2011
• “County adopts Thread Trail plan” Charlotte Observer, September 11, 2011
• “Granite Quarry supports Thread Trail project” Salisbury Post, September 7, 2011
• “Hope for where trail will lead” Lincoln Times News, August 22, 2011
• “Union Co farmer commits to protect land” Charlotte Observer, August 15, 2011
• “Partnership to preserve 77 Gaston acres” Land for Tomorrow, August 12, 2011
• “Agreement ensures farmland remains for farming” The Enquirer Journal, August 11, 2011
• “Partnership to protect Seven Oaks parcel” Charlotte Observer, August 11, 2011
• “Land Preserved for Carolina Thread Trail” Gaston Gazette, August 10, 2011
• “Happy trails to thee…” The Gaffney Ledger, August 10, 2011
• “Cherokee County to help decide on location of trails” GoUpstate.com, August 7, 2011
• “This Land” Charlotte Magazine, August 1, 2011
• “City officials call speedway settlement fair” Independent Tribune, June 30, 2011
• “Speedway and city of Concord reach deal” Charlotte Observer: Cabarrus News, June 29, 2011
• “Photo of the Day: Great day on the greenway” Davidson News, May 22, 2011
• “Davidson to open greenway on May 21” Charlotte Observer, May 13, 2011
• “Cramerton gets a Gator” Gaston Gazette, May 6, 2011
• “New segment of the greenway opens, connects to UNCC” Creative Loafing, May 6, 2011
• “Editorial: Carolina Thread Trail would add to area’s quality of life” News@Norman.com, March 23, 2011
• “Forsite closes on first phase of ReVenture Park property” Mecklenburg Times, March 16, 2011
• “Dave Cable leaves Catawba Lands Conservancy after seven years” Charlotte Business Journal, March 16, 2011
• “Director of Catawba Lands Conservancy to step down” Charlotte Observer, March 15, 2011
• “Grant Funds Land Conservation” Salisbury Post, March 4, 2011
• “An Eminent Threat?” Gaston Gazette, February 18, 2011
• “A vision becomes reality: Sally’s Y opens in Denver” News @ Norman, February 3, 2011
• “Two towns seek greenway grants” Charlotte Observer, January 30, 2011
• “Completed YMCA honors memory of Clark, Jordan” Lincoln Times-News, January 26, 2011
• “Union County to host open houses seeking public input on Carolina Thread Trail Master Plan” The Indian Trail Scoop, January 18, 2011
• “Catawba Lands Conservancy adds more acres to the total!” Piedmont Area Singletrack Alliance, January 10, 2011
• “Conservancy buys 300 acres spanning Gaston and Lincoln counties” Gaston Gazette, January 8, 2011
• “Conservancy adds 300 acres to lake” Mountain Island Weekly, January 6, 2011
• “City narrowly votes to condemn land for Rankin Lake Park greenway” Gaston Gazette, January 4, 2011

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Media Information

This page is an online resource for journalists to learn more about Catawba Lands Conservancy’s work to permanently protect land, water and wildlife habitat to enhance your quality of life. The Conservancy:

• Protects in perpetuity more than 11,000 acres in Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union counties.
• Receives support from more than 1,200 individual supporters, 300 volunteers and 60 corporate partners.
• Leverages each membership dollar to $10 to protect natural lands and water quality.
• Employs a variety of methods to accomplish its work in voluntary land conservation, including receiving donations of land or conservation agreements and purchasing land or conservation agreements.
• Is part of a statewide and national network of land trusts. North Carolina land trusts have conserved more than 255,000 acres in 1,300 places by partnering with private landowners and their communities.

If you are on deadline or would like to arrange a site visit or interview, please call the Conservancy at (704) 342-3330.