Preservation in the News
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Bush's forest plan halted
- The News and Observer (new window)
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9/21/2006 |
| WASHINGTON - A federal judge Wednesday reinstated Clinton-era forest protections, overturning the Bush administration's proposal to open one-third of the United States' national forests to logging. | |
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Natural land buys on Council of State agenda
- The News and Observer (new window)
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9/12/2006 |
| J. Andrew Curliss, Staff Writer The state's 10 top elected leaders should be in a back-to-nature mood this morning. | |
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Land trust poised to buy tract for park
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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8/9/2007 |
| The Trust For Public Land is poised to announce it has an option to buy a 1,840-acre tract for $5.6 million from Riverstone Properties, with the intention of selling the land to the National Park Service to add to Congaree National park, a trust spokesman said. | |
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Tourism study rates environment as important
- Watauga Democrat (new window)
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8/9/2007 |
| A tourism study suggested local residents are concerned about the environment, traffic and rate of growth. | |
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Counties next transfer tax battleground for Realtors
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/8/2007 |
| Don't think the war over the land transfer tax is over. The battlefield is merely shifting from the statehouse to the county seat. | |
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Bridges: Public’s help needed to save N.C. nature
- News & Record (new window)
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8/8/2007 |
| The Aug. 2 editorial in the News & Record, "Conservation goals won't be reached easily," gave great examples of what needs to happen if the N.C. Million Acre Initiative is to be successful in preserving a significant amount of open space and prime wildlife habitat by 2010. | |
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Jackson gives final OK to new development regulations
- Smoky Mountain News (new window)
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8/8/2007 |
| Jackson County commissioners have given final approval to what are generally regarded as the state’s toughest subdivision and steep slope ordinances. | |
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No Trash Can Range
- Winston-Salem Journal (new window)
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8/7/2007 |
| North Carolina won’t have a Trash Can Range after all. The General Assembly, in its late hours last week, wisely approved a controversial solid-waste management-reform bill that will likely keep the rest of the East Coast states from using North Carolina as a dumping ground. | |
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No money to shell out
- Star News (new window)
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8/7/2007 |
| The General Assembly's failure to appropriate money for planned oyster hatcheries will slow down - but not stop - efforts to help the mollusk's numbers rebound along the coast. | |
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Editorial: Untouched - Land, water preservation needs emphasis
- The Daily Reflector (new window)
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8/7/2007 |
| Preservation of North Carolina's natural resources should be a top state priority, but it is one that is often underfunded and unappreciated. The Legislature should be commended for assisting that effort in the recently completed session, but must do more to protect the state's land and water for generations to come. | |
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Group circulating growth petition
- Hendersonville Times-News (new window)
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8/7/2007 |
| The Environmental Conservation Organization is circulating a petition asking for a moratorium on any new large developments in Henderson County. | |
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Official wonders if parents will pay for Pender parks
- Star News (new window)
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8/3/2007 |
| David Williams has a vision of a more family-friendly Pender County. The county commissioner said he can imagine a place where the sounds of children hitting baseballs can be heard throughout the county, couples can be seen jogging through nature trails and friends can gather for cookouts at local parks. | |
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Davidson looking at plans for greenway trails
- Winston-Salem Journal (new window)
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8/3/2007 |
| One day, Davidson County residents might be able to run along the banks of the Yadkin River from Boone’s Cave Park to the Rowan County line or cycle four miles from Lake Thom-A-Lex to Finch Park in Lexington. | |
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Landfill bill gets final approval
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/3/2007 |
| State lawmakers Thursday gave final approval to environmental legislation that would provide more stringent regulation of new landfills and require computer manufacturers to recycle computers they sell in the state. | |
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Bill likely to scrap proposed North Carolina landfill
- The Virginian Pilot (new window)
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8/3/2007 |
| State lawmakers passed tougher landfill regulations Thursday, most probably eliminating a massive dump proposed for Camden County. | |
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Bill may hurt Riegel Ridge project
- Wilmington Star-News (new window)
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8/3/2007 |
| Raleigh - State lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that some believe will make it impossible for state regulators to approve the proposed Riegel Ridge landfill in Columbus County. | |
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Conservation goals won’t be reached easily
- The News & Record (new window)
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8/2/2007 |
| Barring a dramatic turnaround, North Carolina isn't likely to meet its ambitious goal of preserving by 2009 1 million acres of land from residential and commercial development. | |
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One more big development for Apex
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/2/2007 |
| The largest remaining tract of undeveloped land in Apex won't remain that way much longer. | |
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Man behind the greenspace retires
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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8/2/2007 |
| For more than two decades, Kannapolis native Steve Little has helped develop partnerships with area agencies to create more park facilities throughout Cabarrus County. He retired this week after 23 years as director of the Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department. | |
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No Lowe's for Harrisburg
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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8/16/2007 |
| Harrisburg won a court battle this week that allows it to keep a developer from building a Lowe's home improvement store in the 5,200-resident town. | |
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Cabarrus to hold growth summit
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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8/16/2007 |
| Elected Cabarrus County officials will hold a summit on growth next month to talk about the ways local leaders should handle the county's population boom, county officials said today. | |
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Activist energizes landfill fight
- The Fayetteville Obsrever (new window)
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8/15/2007 |
| LAUREL HILL — About 50 environmentalists from Scotland and Richmond counties gathered at the Laurel Hill Community Center on Tuesday night to listen to the activist who brought national attention to Love Canal, a toxic waste dump in Niagara Falls, N.Y. | |
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Town aims to clean up park, waterways
- The Chapel Hill Herald (new window)
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8/14/2007 |
| The town, in cooperation with a group from N.C. State University, is working to make a park with trails, soccer fields and a lake, a nicer place to visit. Not just for human residents, but for the frogs, salamanders, bugs, plants and microorganisms that inhabit the area. And if the project is successful, it will make town waterways healthier than they've been in a long time. | |
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Group wants to preserve tract
- The Chapel Hill Herald (new window)
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8/12/2007 |
| CARRBORO -- Just because they've moved out, the former tenants of 116 Pittsboro Road aren't giving up on their quest to preserve the 10.5 acres of land they envision as perfect for a community greenspace. | |
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Growth cuts a swath in Apex
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/10/2007 |
| In 2004, Apex residents welcomed a Super Target. It was a new place to buy groceries, a good option for everyday needs and a status symbol for the town. Just three years later developers are thinking bigger -- much bigger. The most recent example is a 1,000-acre project that will turn the empty area between downtown Apex and Holly Springs into a huge residential and commercial district over the next 10 years. | |
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Wake buys 17.5 acres near Rolesville
- The News & Observer (new window)
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8/10/2007 |
| RALEIGH - Wake County commissioners on Monday added another parcel of land in their effort to protect the Cedar Fork Creek Watershed. The county board voted unanimously to buy 17.5 acres along the creek located off Pulley Town Road, northeast of Rolesville. | |
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Tega Cay seeks to build 100-acre park
- The Charlotte Obsrever (new window)
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8/1/2007 |
| TEGA CAY, S.C. --When Tega Cay founders declared it a recreation community, they weren't kidding. With about a dozen parks already available for walking, swimming, golf, tennis and more, this York County city is planning yet another: the 100-acre Catawba River Park | |
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Once again, a clash over land development
- News & Record (new window)
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8/1/2007 |
| Any way you cut it, $6 million is a lot of money for a narrow wetland strip along the Haw River. The state covets it for a gateway to Haw River State Park now under development in northern Guilford County. | |
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State seems unwilling to spring for conservation
- Wilmington Star-News Online (new window)
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7/6/2006 |
| Twin bills introduced last year in the House and Senate seemed to be on a safe track: 75 of the 120 House members and 22 of the 50 state senators signed on as sponsors. With more than half the General Assembly claiming credit for it, you'd think nothing could stop this legislation. But Gov. Mike Easley did. | |
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Garbage divides House, Senate
- The News & Observer (new window)
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7/31/2007 |
| RALEIGH - North Carolina lawmakers are wrestling with how much the state should tighten permitting requirements for new landfills to prevent the state from turning into a dumping ground for out-of-state garbage. | |
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