Blue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 335 acres of forested land in the Brushy Mountains of Wilkes County. This property adjoins land jointly owned by BRC and Foothills Conservancy of NC. In total, 1,460 acres of land are in conservation ownership.
Read MoreBRC seeks a mission-driven, detail-oriented Stewardship Associate to support the organization’s land stewardship program. This position works closely with the Director of Stewardship to assist with conservation lands monitoring, landowner communications, stewardship documentation, and land management activities on BRC conservation lands.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy recently transferred three properties totaling 439 acres to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for inclusion into the Three Top Mountain Game Land in Ashe County. BRC had previously transferred ownership of 800 acres to the game land. With this transfer the game land is over 3,500 acres encompassing the majority of the mountain's ridgeline.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy was recently awarded $25,000 from the onX Adventure Forever Grant program for the Three Top Mountain section of the Northern Peaks State Trail. This section is the longest contiguous segment of the NPST, traversing the south side of Three Top Mountain, a 3,100‑acre game land managed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
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