Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Environment
- Race & Ethnicity
Location
1028 WASHINGTON STRALEIGH, NC 27605 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
CTNC’s mission is to protect land along the Blue Ridge Parkway, assist 23 local land trusts, and connect people to nature so that all North Carolinians can enjoy safe drinking water, clean air, fresh local foods, and recreational opportunities, for generations to come. CTNC is the host organization for AmeriCorps. CTNC AmeriCorps members seek to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation.
Description
For more than 25 years, the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) has helped save the places you love including streams, forests, farms, scenic vistas, wildlife habitat, parks, and trails. CTNC works with local land trusts, landowners, communities, and government agencies to protect natural areas and open spaces, so that all North Carolinians can enjoy safe drinking water, clean air, fresh local foods, and recreational opportunities, for generations to come. CTNC is the host organization for AmeriCorps, a ten-month national service program in environmental education and outreach. CTNC AmeriCorps members, in partnership with Durham Hub Farm and other organizations, seek to reconnect people with the outdoors and to develop future leaders in conservation.