Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
6 results
for "Land trusts"
Currently viewing results 1 - 6
|
PAGE
OF 1
|
Record #:
24028
Author(s):
Abstract:
Land trusts work with willing landowners in their communities to ensure that critical places are protected forever. Western North Carolina is home to some of the largest sections of land trusts in the state.
Source:
The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 12, December 2014,
p78-79, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
4919
Author(s):
Abstract:
Open lands are falling to urban sprawl. Between 1992 and 1997, almost 160,000 acres per year of farms, forests, and rural lands were lost to urban development. Half of the state's natural areas remain unprotected. Standing against these encroachments are the state's almost two dozen land trusts. Mostly voluntary, these groups provide services and assistance, including conservation easements, strategic estate planning, and land transfers to private landowners who seek to protect open spaces.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1334
Author(s):
Abstract:
Private citizens in North Carolina are participating in a grassroots movement to set aside areas in land trusts that will preserve wildlife habitats and relieve pressure on government to purchase such lands.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
4944
Author(s):
Abstract:
Private land trusts seek to preserve environmentally important land areas. By doing so, land trusts serve as a restraint to urban sprawl and development. To date, they have protected almost 60,000 acres of state land. Roe describes land trusts and techniques they use, such as partnerships with private buyers, to accomplish their preservation goals.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
26745
Author(s):
Abstract:
North Carolina landowners can donate land for conservation purposes and receive income tax credit. The land must be certified by the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
15821
Author(s):
Abstract:
The current land reform movement in the U.S. seeks not only to change and control land use, but further to change and control ownership patterns. The economics of land ownership determines in part its use--whether the land is farmed or developed--and determines to a large extent who is wealthy and who is poor. A suggested reform to this movement is the establishment of community land trusts that remove parcels of land from the free market and placing them on a stewardship for a larger common good.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text: