{"id":7420,"date":"2018-07-06T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/?p=7420"},"modified":"2023-06-20T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:20:51","slug":"land-trusts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/index.php\/2018\/07\/06\/land-trusts\/","title":{"rendered":"Land Trusts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7414\" style=\"width: 778px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7414\" src=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1.png 768w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-1-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset over Hall Mountain, Macon County, NC. Photograph by Ralph Preston, courtesy of Mainspring Conservation Trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Some of Appalachia\u2019s most special places are protected through land trusts.\u00a0These non-profit organizations work with private landowners and other organizations to protect places of significant agricultural, environmental, historic, and recreational value.\u00a0Land trusts use a variety of mechanisms to protect <g class=\"gr_ gr_27 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"27\" data-gr-id=\"27\">land<\/g>.\u00a0 Conservation easements allow the owners to retain ownership and protect the land\u2019s important natural assets by limiting development.\u00a0In other cases, a land trust will purchase property and then sell or donate it to a park, forest or other entity that will protect the land for future generations.\u00a0Property owners can also work with land trusts to develop conservation plans for land and waterways.\u00a0The eight regional land trusts in western North Carolina have protected thousands of acres of our region\u2019s beautiful mountains and rivers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_audio _builder_version=&#8221;3.11&#8243;][\/et_pb_audio][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.11.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7416\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7416\" src=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-2.png 768w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canoeing along the Little Tennessee. Photograph by Ralph Preston, courtesy of Mainspring Conservation Trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7418\" src=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3.png 768w, https:\/\/dh.wcu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/image-3-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Land trusts protect many types of land, including agricultural lands. Photograph by Ralph Preston, courtesy of Mainspring Conservation Trust.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sunset over Hall Mountain, Macon County, NC. 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