Local Businesses Invited to Celebrate Conservation
Every year since 1992, on the first Saturday of June, businesses and land trusts across North Carolina come together to celebrate Land Trust Day. Land Trust Day highlights the important role that protected lands and the outdoors play in our communities and serves as an initiative to create partnership opportunities and build relationships between businesses and their local land trusts. Businesses show their support for land conservation by donating 10-20% of the daily sales to their local land trust. This support funds natural lands, clean air and drinking water, environmental education, and public recreation throughout our service area. In return, the land trust promotes the business through social media, email, print, and other channels.
Creating Partnerships
In 2018, Conserving Carolina partnered with Mast General Store, Shelley’s Jewelry, Mountain Deli, Sherman’s Sports and Army Store and Brevard Brewing Co. for Land Trust Day. So far, sponsors for Land Trust Day 2019 include Brevard Brewing Co., Mast General Store, and Old Rock Cafe. In addition to promotion, Conserving Carolina staff members and volunteers Carolina serve at outreach tables outside of the local businesses during the day, teaching people about Conserving Carolina and talking about the partnership.
In 2019, we are hoping to expand Land Trust Day across our service region. Wehope to represent more businesses in Hendersonville, but we also hope to be present in our larger service area—in Brevard, Polk County, Hickory Nut Gorge, and in the upstate of South Carolina.
Interested in participating in Land Trust Day 2019 on June 1? Contact Donor Relations Manager Jenn Tutor at 828-697-5777 ext. 209 or [email protected] to discuss participation and promotional opportunities catered to your business’s needs.
Formed by the union of Pacolet Area Conservancy and Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy in 2017, Conserving Carolina is your local land trust. With a main office in Hendersonville and an office in Tryon, we are dedicated to protecting land and water, promoting good stewardship, and creating opportunities for people to enjoy nature. Learn more and become a member at conservingcarolina.org.
