From Gun Range to Conservation Land
76 acres of new public land were just added to the Green River Game Lands! And there’s more. Neighbors who started by fighting a gun range are now working together to protect 300 acres.
76 acres of new public land were just added to the Green River Game Lands! And there’s more. Neighbors who started by fighting a gun range are now working together to protect 300 acres.
A long tradition of hospitality now extends to you, with a new hiking trail that crosses protected family land in the Hickory Nut Gorge.
There’s already been a transformation at Mud Creek, and it’s going to keep getting better with a new addition that will allow public access and a bog restoration.
Two local farms are now protected forever with conservation easements, saving their productive farmland and scenic beauty for future generations.
The new Chestnut Hills Preserve offers old growth forest, rare salamanders, and wildlife habitat that scores 10 out of 10. And it’s right next to our Wildcat Rock Trail.
You can now visit King’s Bridge for birding, fishing, or wildlife observation. This new public land in Mills River will also be home to a floodplain restoration, making the French Broad River cleaner and more full of life.
Two newly protected mountain bog properties, in Henderson and Transylvania, could be added to the Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge.