Love it here? Keep it here.
Our mission is to conserve local natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms, scenic rivers, and historic places within North Carolina’s central Piedmont and Sandhills.
Love it here? Keep it here.
Our mission is to conserve local natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms, scenic rivers, and historic places within North Carolina’s central Piedmont and Sandhills.
Local Focus
We achieve our mission through three main areas of local focus.
Expanding
Public Lands
As North Carolina’s population grows, the need for recreational land increases. We expand local parks, state parks, national forests, and gamelands.
Saving
Family Farms
Local farms feed us, clothe us, contribute to our local economy, and define our region’s rural character, which is why we work to permanently conserve them.
Protecting
Local Waters
Protecting land along local rivers and streams sustains the quality of our region’s drinking water and provides opportunities to swim, paddle, and fish.
Real Results
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Permanent
Protection
When a local property is conserved with TRLT, it’s protected forever.
We protect land primarily through Conservation Easements. This ensures properties remain undeveloped forever, regardless of who owns the land in the future.
To learn more about easements, visit our Resource Hub!
From our Blog
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) awarded funding to Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) for a 220-acre wetland conservation easement in Robeson County—one of only 22 projects selected nationwide and the sole recipient in North Carolina.
Located along Big Swamp in the Lumber River basin, this biodiverse site includes 4.3 miles of stream frontage and borders 2,200 acres of protected land.
“This funding will greatly benefit water quality and wildlife habitat,” said Emily Callicutt, TRLT’s Director of Conservation.
For more information, contact emily@trlt.org or 704-647-0302.
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This Valentine’s Day, TRLT’s land management team is adding a little spice to the forest with prescribed fire! By carefully thinning dense loblolly pines, the fire promotes healthy longleaf pine growth and enhances plant diversity. The result? Thriving wildlife habitats, including improved cover and nutrition for wild turkeys.
Three Rivers Land Trust (TRLT) has received a $25,000 grant from SC Johnson to support farmland conservation in North Carolina's Piedmont and Sandhills regions. This is the third consecutive year of funding from SC Johnson, highlighting the company's commitment to local communities. The grant will help conserve prime agricultural land across 15 counties.
In tribute to Dr. Douglass Everhart, Three Rivers Land Trust announces the conservation of his 120-acre farm in Davidson County. Urban development threatens family farms, but his planning ensures Wendy Hill Farm remains untouched for future generations.
Thanks to generous conservation easement donations from landowners, hundreds of acres of productive farmland and large contiguous blocks of forest that are vital to wildlife are now conserved forever.
Thanks to a generous donation from a landowner in Iredell County, TRLT has conserved 25 acres near Lake Norman. The Lake Norman area is one of the most rabidly developing areas in not only Iredell County but the whole United States. This historic property will now be protected for generations to enjoy into the future.
Fort Liberty has partnered with the TRLT to conserve key land parcels. 407 acres in Hoke County were permanently protected, ensuring that training can continue uninterrupted and without future development impact. “Ensuring soldiers have every training advantage is in everyone’s best interest,” says TRLT’s Travis Morehead.
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Ways to Give
We depend on the financial support of individuals, corporations and foundations committed to conserving our region’s natural resources.
There are many ways to support our mission, including recurring gifts, one-time donations, tradelands, and more.
16:1 Donation Matching
For every $1 we receive, we leverage an additional $16 from other sources for local conservation projects.
Sportsman Access Program
You. Game. Private land.
With the Three Rivers Sportsman Access Program, it’s pursuit on your terms. This one-of-a-kind lottery permit system gives members the opportunity to hunt on nearly 4,000 acres of conserved land in four counties.
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Testimonials
“Our family has been farming this land for eight generations, and now it is permanently protected.”
Jim Dobson Jr., Dobson FarmIredell County 
“If you’re looking to do land conservation, Three Rivers Land Trust is definitely where I would go to first.”
Tommy Porter, Porter FarmCabarrus County 
“Without Three Rivers Land Trust, this farm would have been lost to development.”
Max Wilburn, Uwharrie Ridge FarmsRandolph County 
