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Pisgah National Forest to grow after purchase of land near Buck Creek
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It wasn t long before he stumbled onto the spectacular National Wild and Scenic Wilson Creek Gorge. It was just phenomenal. The scenery is beautiful, the rock formations, the river, it was unbelievable, said Smith, of Morganton, in a statement. I’ve lived all over the world, I’ve fished all over the world, and I moved here specifically for the fishing. It’s a very unique place, and it’s right in my backyard.”
Now more of that eye-popping, free-flowing and ecologically important river gorge will be forever protected with a 322-acre land donation to the Morganton-based land trust Foothills Conservancy, a gift for the ecosystem, anglers, kayakers, rare aquatic species and the forest, fittingly on Earth Day.
Pisgah National Forest grows with conservation land near Linville Gorge Wilderness Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen Times © Courtesy of Jason Johnson The Linville Gorge Wilderness Area is pictured after a light snow in December. The U.S. Forest Service purchased 205 acres from The Conservation Fund for permanent protection adjacent to the gorge.
A one-time Christmas tree farm abutting the iconic Linville Gorge in Burke County is now a sprawling, natural playground for white-tailed deer, warblers and wild turkey, as well as for humans.
On the last day of 2020, the Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit land trust, sold the 205-acre Long Arm Mountain property to the U.S. Forest Service.
Over 200 Acres On Long Arm Mountain Preserved At Linville Gorge In Pisgah National Forest Published: 07 January 2021
The Conservation Fund and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced the addition of 205 acres to Pisgah National Forest at Linville Gorge, buffering the adjacent Wilderness Area. Its protection secures iconic viewsheds, enhances access for recreation, and preserves wildlife habitat and water quality for the area.
In 2018, The Conservation Fund purchased the property and transferred it to USFS for their permanent protection at the end of 2020. This effort was made possible with support from the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Conservancy and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, as well as funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund and Fred and Alice Stanback.
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