Muddy Sneakers relocates Piedmont office to Catawba College Center for the Environment The 13-year-old organization has an office in the North Carolina mountains as well as in the Piedmont. (Source: Submitted photo) By David Whisenant | February 15, 2021 at 4:25 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 4:58 PM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - Muddy Sneakers, a nonprofit that works with fifth-graders teaching hands-on science education in the outdoors, has moved its Piedmont office from downtown Salisbury to the Center for the Environment at Catawba College.
The 13-year-old organization has an office in the North Carolina mountains as well as in the Piedmont. Currently, the organization reaches 2,000 fifth graders in 39 public schools in 19 counties. In Rowan County, Muddy Sneakers has worked with Isenberg, Mt. Ulla, Overton, West Rowan Elementary, Hurley, China Grove, Granite Quarry, Knollwood, Koontz, Cleveland, and Hanford Dole schools.
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Eleven projects to restore, enhance or protect wetlands and other important natural resources around the state were selected to receive the latest round of funds from the Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program.
The projects include a dam removal project in Vassalboro, a tidal culvert upgrade in Cape Elizabeth, and conservation of high-value wetlands at sites ranging in size from 24 acres to nearly 500 acres.
In all, $2,455,038 was awarded to restore or enhance almost 10 acres of wetlands and help conserve over 1,300 acres of wetlands and upland buffer.
The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program has become one of Maine’s most important tools for conservationists and developers to work together to protect fragile wetland habitats,” Melanie Loyzim, acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, said in a news release. “It’s a win for Maine’s natural environment, and it’s a win for Maine’s economy.”
Public boating access area (BAA) made permanent by transfer from Three Rivers Land Trust to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Three Rivers Land Trust works with private landowners and public agencies to conserve the most important natural, scenic, agricultural, and historic places in a 15-county region of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of North Carolina. (Source: Three Rivers Land Trust) By David Whisenant | January 21, 2021 at 3:11 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 3:41 PM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has announced the recent transfer of a 10-acre boating access area, near the confluence of the South Yadkin and Yadkin River to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). This boating access area was located on private property owned by the Crowther family, but was operated and maintained by Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America). In 2016, after almost a decade of lawsuits, the Relicensing Settlement Agreement, (RSA) became final
Three Rivers Land Trust permanently conserves 27 acres in Montgomery County The landowners, Dennis and Marcia Shaw, placed a permanent conservation easement on their property in December of 2020. (Source: Three Rivers Land Trust) By David Whisenant | January 13, 2021 at 6:52 AM EST - Updated January 13 at 6:52 AM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has announced the conservation of a 27-acre property located in Montgomery County. The landowners, Dennis and Marcia Shaw, placed a permanent conservation easement on their property in December of 2020. This working-lands conservation easement allows for continued agricultural and forestry practices, while restricting the future development and subdivision of this important parcel.
Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust permanently conserves 147 acres in Davie County The landowner, Grover McNair, placed a permanent conservation easement on his family farm on December 29th, 2020. (Source: Three Rivers Land Trust) By David Whisenant | December 31, 2020 at 5:15 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 5:15 PM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - Salisbury-based Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has announced the conservation of a 147-acre property located in Davie County. The landowner, Grover McNair, placed a permanent conservation easement on his family farm on December 29th, 2020. This conservation easement will restrict future development and subdivision of this important parcel.
“The conservation of important natural areas and family farms are a focus of Three Rivers Land Trust and we are thankful to have helped Mr. McNair protect his property in perpetuity” states Executive Director Travis Morehead.