C - Environment

Partner with private landowners to voluntarily protect farmland and lands with scenic and ecological value using conservation easements.

New River Conservancy envisions a completely healthy New River watershed which is where people want to live, work, and play.

The Saluda Community Land Trust was created by a group of concerned citizens who realized that as Saluda loses more and more agricultural and forest land, less is available for farming, gardening, or just walking in the woods. Our rural small-town way of life had become threatened. With the support of the Polk County Community Foundation, these citizens came together in 2007 and formed The Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT). SCLT was incorporated in March 2007 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the goal of helping to preserve the rural character and open spaces of Saluda.

The goals of this organization will be to contribute to the advancement of the science of mycology, to continually better our knowledge of fungi, to pass knowledge on to others who are interested in learning about fungi, to interact with others with like interests, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

The Carolina Wetlands Association promotes the understanding, protection, restoration, and enjoyment of North and South Carolina’s wetlands and associated ecosystems through science-based programs, education, and advocacy. We envision a present and future in which the Carolinas’ wetlands are understood, enjoyed and valued as integral parts of our mountain, piedmont, and coastal ecosystems. They should be healthy, plentiful, and support our states’ ecological, societal, and economic needs.

The Council is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to the development, expansion, and promotion of the composting industry based upon sound science, principles of sustainability, and economic viability.

To conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage of the Upper Little Tennessee and Hiwassee River Valleys.

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area serves as the steward of the living traditions of our region, protecting and promoting the unique music, crafts, outdoors, foodways and Cherokee culture unique to Western North Carolina. Honoring the past, we make investments in rural communities for the benefit of present and future generations.

To promote enjoyment and conservation of native plants and their habitats through education, protection and propagation.

To preserve important natural, historic, and recreation lands for public use in the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region, and to assist landowners in determining conservation alternatives for their family lands.