Blue Ridge Conservancy recently acquired 60 acres of forested land and transferred it to NC State Parks for inclusion in the Mount Jefferson State Natural Area. Designated by State Parks as “critical,” this acreage borders the State Natural Area on the west and includes the headwaters of Little Naked Creek. The property is situated below the Lost Province Trail and its elevation exceeds 4,200 feet.
Read MoreThe newest chapter in Blue Ridge Conservancy’s long-standing partnership with the Valle Crucis Conference Center marks a major milestone for conservation. Recently, the Conference Center granted Blue Ridge Conservancy a conservation easement on 86.7 acres, ensuring that nearly all of its historic campus and headwater streams of Crab Orchard Creek will remain permanently protected.
Read MoreIn her own words: Land Protection and Stewardship Fellow Abbey Rankins on her recent course at Highlands Biological Station
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy is pleased to announce the hiring of Tana McLean as the organization’s first Stewardship Associate. McLean joins the stewardship team to support Director of Stewardship Ben Lucas in the yearly monitoring, management, and protection of over 200 conservation easements and preserves.
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