Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures Campaign

Linfield Gorge, NC Photo Credit: Shannon Millsaps
GRANT NAME:
Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures Campaign
GRANTEE:
Outdoor Alliance
LOCATION
Washington, DC
AMOUNT
$50,000
Year
2017

To secure 20-30 years of improved management for the 1.1 million acres of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in North Carolina including agency protections for 48,000 acres along 31 new eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers, and 70,000 acres of recommended Wilderness, and to lay the groundwork for Congressional designations for these special places and others on the Forests.