Capel Phase II

The LandTrust is very pleased to announce the purchase of the remaining 64 acres of the Capel Property, located where the Uwharrie River joins the Yadkin-Pee Dee River on Lake Tillery. The LandTrust purchased the first 244 acres in 2009, and had an option to purchase the remainder through this year and we secured the property with loans in the spring. We were awarded a NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant and will partner with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) through its Sate Wildlife Grant funding to pay off the loan. The property will ultimately be owned by NC WRC, which will provide public access for recreation and gamelands.

The Capel Property boasts amazing views of Morrow Mountain State Park and the Uwharrie National Forest. The site also provides a canoe take-out point for kayakers who put-in on Highway 109, such that they can take out in Montgomery County instead of having to drive all the way across Lake Tillery to Morrow Mountain State Park. Thanks to the Conservation Trust for NC for providing loan funding to make purchase possible, as well as the Stanback Family that provided funding for the acquisition of the first phase of this important project.