A 150-acre old-growth cypress swamp along North Carolina’s Black River is now protected thanks to The Nature Conservancy of North Carolina. The entire acquisition, called the Squire Tract, permanently protects 410 acres for conservation and recreation. Some of the cypress trees along the Black River are more than 1700 years old. With the addition of the Squire Tract, the Black River Preserve is now more than 3,200 acres.
Success Story 2017
Squire Tract, Black River Cypress Swamp Acquisition
- PROJECT NAME:
- Squire Tract, Black River Cypress Swamp Acquisition
- GRANTEE:
- The Nature Conservancy – North Carolina
- RESULT:
- 410 acres protected
