The Richland Ridge Study Area includes seven environmentally sensitive parcels located in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina subject to conservation easements held by NALT. Among the natural communities found in the Richland Ridge Study Area is the rare and fragile Southern Appalachian shrub bog community. Unlike northern bogs of glacial origin, mountain bogs […]
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ProjectsPalmetto Bluff describes a 22,000 acre property located just southwest of the town of Bluffton, and east of Hilton Head Island, in coastal South Carolina. Found just behind South Carolina’s line of barrier islands, including Hilton Head Island, Palmetto Bluff is itself an old barrier island. Its front consists of a line of parallel dunes
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ProjectsPalmetto Bluff describes a 22,000 acre property located just southwest of the town of Bluffton, and east of Hilton Head Island, in coastal South Carolina. Found just behind South Carolina’s line of barrier islands, including Hilton Head Island, Palmetto Bluff is itself an old barrier island. Its front consists of a line of parallel dunes
From hemlocks to hellbenders, Richland Trust’s board and staff are committed to protecting the natural habitats and the diverse animal and plant species of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. Twenty-five years ago, North American Land Trust (NALT) founded Richland Trust as a 509(a)(3) supporting charitable organization dedicated to the stewardship of conservation areas in
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