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N.C. and V.A. push to add 50,000 acres along parkway
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2010-01-27 |
| Sens. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., will join their Virginia counterparts in seeking federal money to buy up to 50,000 acres along the Blue Ridge Parkway. | |
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Million Acres Goal Falls Short
- The North Carolina News Network (new window)
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2010-01-16 |
| (RALEIGH) --In ten years, North Carolina has permanently protected more than 640,000 acres of parks, forests, farmlands, and such critical areas as Grandfather Mountain, Chimney Rock, and the banks of the Haw River. Yet, according to a new Environment North Carolina study, the state fell well short of a goal set by legislators and former Gov. Jim Hunt to reach the million-acre mark by December 31, 2009. | |
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NC falls short of preservation goal
- Asheville Citizen-Times (new window)
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2010-01-15 |
| North Carolina has failed to realize former Gov. Jim Hunt's goal of preserving 1 million acres of land by 2010, according to a report from Environment North Carolina. | |
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Parkway opened 70 years ago in Wilkes area
- Wilkes Journal Patriot (new window)
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2009-12-28 |
| Seventy years ago this past August, all 60 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties were opened to traffic. | |
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Little Yellow tract a gem in N.C. crown
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2009-12-04 |
| In a prolonged economic downturn that has robbed many of their jobs, their homes and their security, it's easy to forget about the important work yet to be done in so many parts of our lives. | |
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At 75, the parkway needs work
- News & Observer (new window)
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2009-11-17 |
| At one time it was to be called the Appalachian Scenic Highway. In 1933, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes was calling it the "Park-to-Park Highway." Two years later, an N.C. highway official called it the "Shenandoah-Great Smoky Mountains National Parkway." | |
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Great Smokies park to get $64 million
- Raleigh News and Observer (new window)
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2009-05-15 |
| The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will receive $64million in federal economic stimulus money to rebuild roads and trails, repair buildings and restore cemeteries, park officials said Thursday. | |
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State set to take over large tract of local attraction
- The Watauga Democrat (new window)
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2009-02-19 |
| N.C. Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D-93) and N.C. Sen. Steve Goss (D-45) are co-sponsors of bills that would formally establish Grandfather Mountain as a new addition to the state park system. | |
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If money flows, trails may grow
- News and Observer (new window)
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2009-02-19 |
| Supporters of trails and greenways are pitching six North Carolina projects, including two in the Triangle, to state transportation planners as top priorities for federal stimulus funds. | |
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State tries to avoid repeat of paving, parking park furor
- The News and Observer (new window)
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2008-07-24 |
| Before they pave another road to paradise, they'll try to put up a parking lot. | |
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Wildlife habitat exemption aims to provide tax breaks, promote preservation
- Smokey Mountain News (new window)
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2008-07-24 |
| Some residents of Western North Carolina struggling under the weight of rising property taxes will now have another tool at their disposal to help ease the burden. | |
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Legislature boosts conservation plan
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-07-24 |
| Before the 2008 General Assembly left town Friday, lawmakers continued their commitment to preserving green space here. They deserve credit for keeping the state's financial resources behind an admirable effort to save a million acres within a decade. | |
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Don't poke holes in seawall ban
- Star News (new window)
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2008-07-21 |
| Some Figure Eight Island homeowners want to change state law to protect houses that sit on a spit of sand that migrates back and forth with the tide. The N.C. House still has a chance to stop what would be a terrible precedent. | |
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Keeping land as nature intended
- JDNews (new window)
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2008-07-21 |
| STELLA - A vast stretch of the White Oak River and the marsh and farmland that extend from its banks were the backdrop for Harry Barker's childhood. | |
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Saving land: $50 million appropriation is a good start on a huge project.
- The Fayetteville Observer (new window)
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2008-07-21 |
| One of the best things to happen in the just-concluded short session of the N.C. General Assembly was the success of the Land for Tomorrow project. | |
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Woods and wildlife
- The News and Observer (new window)
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2008-07-21 |
| The pattern has been familiar, understandable -- and regrettable. Owners of undeveloped, non-farm land in fast-growing counties such as Wake, Johnston, Franklin and Chatham pay higher and higher taxes as property values increase, to the point where they either can't afford to hold the land or decide to cash out. | |
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Land left wild to get tax break
- The News and Observer (new window)
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2008-07-17 |
| Landowners who manage their land for wildlife and conservation will get a property tax break under a bill approved Wednesday by the state legislature. | |
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Figure Eight's groin plan kicked to side by House committee
- Star News (new window)
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2008-07-17 |
| With the state budget passed and legislators itching to get out of Raleigh, time appears to be eroding for supporters of legislation that would soften the state's ban on hardened structures along the coast. | |
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New state water powers win vote
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-07-15 |
| RALEIGH -- The N.C. House tentatively approved legislation Monday night that gives state officials authority to mandate water restrictions across the state during a drought. | |
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Conservancy adds land for Chimney Rock State Park
- Citizen-Times (new window)
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2008-07-09 |
| LAKE LURE – The Nature Conservancy has acquired five tracts of land in the Hickory Nut Gorge that will be transferred to the state parks system for inclusion in Chimney Rock State Park. | |
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High Country Conservancy: New Tract for Old Growth
- The Watauga Democrat (new window)
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2008-07-09 |
| The High Country Conservancy has donated property that both expands the Cone Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway and protects old-growth habitat. | |
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WNC remains in throes of drought
- Citizen-Times (new window)
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2008-07-07 |
| Drought levels remain virtually unchanged this week in Western North Carolina, where nine mountain counties are parched by the most serious stage of drought. | |
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Drought response bill gets a rewrite
- Rocky Mount Telegram (new window)
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2008-06-23 |
| Gov. Mike Easley's drought response proposal has been edited to satisfy concerns of local governments and farmers, but it's unclear how many of his suggestions will get passed before the Legislature adjourns for the year. | |
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10 parks identified as at risk from coal plants
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-06-21 |
| The National Parks Conservation Association considers the following 10 national parks as most at risk from pollution from new coal-fired power plants either planned or under development near them: | |
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N.C. Senate should invest in preserving green space
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-06-16 |
| This is the time of year that the late state Sen. Ralph Scott of Hawfields used to call “throat-cutting time” in the N.C. General Assembly. It's a time when there are more genuine needs and requests for appropriations than there are revenues to pay for them, and legislators often are at one another's throats in competing for money in the state budget to fund worthy programs. | |
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Land purchase protects 410 acres
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-06-16 |
| One of the unnamed waterfalls along White Oak Creek in Avery County that will be protected from development after a recent land purchase by the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. The area includes streams that feed into Roaring Creek and the North Toe River. | |
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Vanishing act: Open space is disappearing fast. Senate needs to act, now.
- The Fayetteville Observer (new window)
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2008-06-13 |
| The countdown clock is ticking in Raleigh. The Senate is chewing over the budget that the House sent over last week. The two bodies’ versions may be ready for negotiation by next week. | |
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Myrick urges oil drilling off N.C. coast
- Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-05-30 |
| Drivers upset with high gas prices could find relief off the N.C. coast, U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick said Thursday. | |
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Admirable gains, but ...N.C. falling further behind on protecting land and water
- The Charlotte Observer (new window)
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2008-05-27 |
| There's a lot of good news about the effort North Carolina has put into preserving land and protecting water quality. For more than a decade the state has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into four preservation and protection programs, with significant accomplishments. | |
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Southwest N.C. losing open space
- Raleigh News and Observer (new window)
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2008-03-26 |
| A new study suggests that southwest North Carolina has lost more than 100 acres daily for the past 30 years to urban development. | |
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