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The Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment: A Biological Treasure
Table Rock State Park Ranger Adam pinned a Junior Ranger badge on my seven-year old daughter's shirt. Along the trail, she showed every hiker her new badge, and we searched for spring flowers, animals, and heart-shaped rocks. This was our first visit of the year to...
Wildlife Conservation Land Program (WCLP): An Alternative to Present-Use Valuation Programs
Many Tar Heel State landowners are enrolled in the forestry present-use valuation (PUV) programs. But that can pose conflicts for landowners who don’t want to be tied to commercial forestry constraints on their land. For those landowners, the State of North Carolina...