Mission: Dedicated to working cooperatively with landowners and public and private conservation partners to preserve and protect important natural areas and open spaces of the blue ridge foothills region, including watersheds, environmentally significant habitats, forests and farmland, for this and future generations. The conservancy serves eight counties: alexander, burke, caldwell, catawba, cleveland, lincoln, mcdowell and rutherford.
Programs: To work cooperatively with landowners and public and private conservation partners to preserve and protect important natural areas and open spaces of the foothills region
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina is an accredited land trust. Accreditation means Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina has demonstrated to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission its commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate their commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them. Learn More: http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/about.
