Make a Stand for Local Land in North Carolina
North Carolina is the third fastest-growing state in America. While this may be good for business, rapid population increase takes a heavy toll on North Carolina’s scenic lands, family farms, and local waters.
With a larger population comes a greater demand for development. Housing density has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, and it’s projected to get even more severe in the coming years.
When it's gone, it's gone.
Housing alone will not matter without scenic lands to inspire us, farms to feed and clothe us, local waters to provide clean drinking water, and the native species that compose North Carolina’s vital ecosystem. Once these precious resources are lost to development, they are gone forever.
This land we love is a rich tapestry of the local natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms, scenic rivers, and historic places that make our region special. As North Carolina’s population grows, these resources are under increasing threat of development.
North Carolina isn’t just a place to live – it’s home.
When land is developed, it's gone forever.
North Carolina is ranked 2nd in the US for projected farmland loss, with nearly 1.2 million acres projected to be converted into subdivisions and strip malls by 2040. For every farm conserved, there are dozens more in need. Without conservation, they could disappear. With your financial support, these farms can be conserved right now.
Food doesn’t come from a store. It comes from a farm.
When farmland is developed, it's gone forever.
Water pollution and sedimentation can negatively impact aquatic resources.
When water quality is impaired, it can stay impaired forever.
When wildlife habitat is developed, species are lost forever.
There is hope.
When North Carolina land is gone, it’s gone forever. But when it’s conserved, it’s conserved forever.
Since 1995, Three Rivers Land Trust has worked tirelessly to expand public lands, save family farms, and protect local waters and wildlife habitat within North Carolina’s central Piedmont and Sandhills. The results speak for themselves.
Real results.
Over 50,000 acres permanently conserved
Thanks to conservation-minded supporters like you, Three Rivers Land Trust has been expanding public lands, saving family farms, and protecting local waters and wildlife habitat for nearly 30 years. To date, we’ve permanently conserved over 50,000 acres in the central Piedmont and Sandhills of North Carolina.
Over 8,000 acres added to the public
As North Carolina’s population grows, the need for recreational land increases. We expand local parks, state parks, national forests, and gamelands.
Over 19,000 acres of local family farmland saved
Agriculture is North Carolina’s #1 industry. 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.
Over 378 miles of local rivers and streams protected
Wildlife habitat permanently protected
Three Rivers Land Trust has been conserving wildlife habitat since 1995. Some of the habitat we have conserved has protected new-to-science fresh water mussel species and threatened salamanders. By conserving these habitats we ensure that all native species have their rightful place in North Carolina’s ecosystem.
It's time to make a stand.
The only difference between permanent land loss and permanent conservation is your financial support.
When you support conservation with Three Rivers Land Trust, you never have to wonder what happens to your donation. Every penny we receive from our local region goes right back into it, and for every $1 we receive, we leverage an additional $16 from other sources for local conservation projects. Simple as that.
