The Newsletter of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Spring 2013

North Fork Reservoir

It’s not often that we get to protect the same

place twice. But the city of Asheville’s forested watershed in the Black Mountains is not your typical property. For one thing, it is a vast and spectacular wilderness. Its 17,543 acres are home to cleanrunning headwater streams, majestic forests, and healthy wildlife habitat. The land can be seen along 15 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Countless creeks trickle down the mountainsides into two pristine drinking water reservoirs – Bee Tree and North Fork. For another, the question of who will manage Asheville’s water supply in the future is rather controversial these days. The city owns and manages the property and water system, but state legislators are writing a bill that would transfer authority for the water system to the Metropolitan Sewerage District or some other entity. The argument is heated, and is the latest installment in a long-running dispute between

urban and rural water users near Asheville. The fate of the legislation remains to be determined. While View of Asheville watershed from the Blue Ridge Parkway CTNC won’t take a posiquality, forest and habitat health, and views tion on it because it touches on several issues from the Parkway. It was a state-of-the-art docuwith which we have no role, we did think it was ment in those early days of easements, but important to do whatever we could to ensure we’ve recognized over the years that there were that the watershed will be protected under the not enough resource protections and clarity in strongest possible conservation terms, regardthe original agreement. less of future management. Asheville City Councilman Marc Hunt took “The new agreement guarantees that no the lead in pushing to strengthen the existing matter who is in charge of Asheville’s water conservation easement. He brought together supply in the future, stronger protections other city councilors and staff with CTNC and for drinking water quality, forest health, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conserwildlife habitat, and scenic views will be vancy (SAHC, the local land trust based in locked into place forever,” said Reid Wilson, Asheville – www.appalachian.org) to identify CTNC executive director. areas in the easement that were either not Since 1996, CTNC has held a conservation easement on the watershed to protect water

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REID WILSON

As we transition from winter to spring, change is all around us. Days are lengthening, buds are bursting, and forests are shifting from gray to green seemingly overnight. Nowhere is change more evident than in Raleigh. We have a new governor, and 103 out of 170 legislators are serving in their first or second terms. Because the pace of land conservation in North Carolina is so dependent on state funding and tax incentives, CTNC and local land trusts are working overtime to educate these elected officials about the health, quality of life, and economic benefits of land conservation. It shouldn’t be a steep learning curve for Gov. McCrory. As Charlotte’s mayor, he was a champion for conserving land to protect drinking water in Mountain Island Lake, and creating greenways on Little Sugar Creek and elsewhere that have spurred healthy family recreation and economic development. He’ll face many difficult choices, but conservation funding shouldn’t be one of them. It’s such a small amount of money relative to the rest of the state budget, and it produces so many benefits for all North Carolinians. The state’s four successful conservation trust funds have taken a big hit in recent years. We have urged the governor and legislature to restore some of that funding to ensure that high priority properties can be conserved in the years ahead. Our “asks” include: • $40 million per year for the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) as a recurring budget item • $5 million per year, recurring, for the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (ADFPTF) 2 • Spring 2013

• Maintaining dedicated revenue source (deed stamp tax) for the Natural Heritage Trust Fund and Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, and opposing any diversion of those funds • Maintaining the NC Conservation Tax Credit for landowners who donate conservation easements (For more details on our legislative agenda, see page 5). We’re fighting for these programs for reasons that are important to all North Carolina families – conserving land safeguards drinking water quality and clean air, creates parks and trails for healthy exercise, and maintains family farms that produce fresh local foods. Plus, open spaces and clean water provide the foundation for agriculture, tourism, the military, and hunting and fishing, and boost the state’s ability to attract new business. At press time, Gov. McCrory was putting the finishing touches on his proposed two-year budget. From there, the state Senate and then the House will take it up; both are expected to make changes. Legislative leaders have set an ambitious timeline for completing the budget so that they can adjourn before June 30. What that means for all of us who care about conserving our forests, streams, parks and farms is that we’ve got to get cracking now to influence the decisions being made on the budget. The stakes are high. You can play a critical role by talking to your elected officials. They respond to the issues their constituents care about. To stay up to date on the issues, please sign up for our enewsletter and action alerts at www.ctnc.org/enews, and follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ct4nc). Tell your family and friends to get involved as well. Working together, we can ensure that future generations benefit from a sound and comprehensive approach to land conservation across North Carolina. After a cold winter, let this be a time of spring renewal for conservation funding and land protection in our beautiful state.

MISSION The Conservation Trust for North Carolina works with landowners, local land trusts, communities, and government agencies to save the places you love – streams, forests, farms, parks, and scenic vistas – for today and for future generations.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Wilson, President Jennie Derby, Vice President Jim Pick, Secretary John Gonella III, Treasurer Andy Brown Derwin Dubose Diane Evia-Lanevi Victor Harris Bill Holman Julia G. Mack Jeff McKay Robert Orr Raymond E. Owens Jr.

Megg Rader Marc Rudow Kelley Dixon Russell John Stanback Dale Threatt-Taylor Lysandra Weber Roy Alexander, ex officio Walter Clark, ex officio

STAFF

Development Director

Reid Wilson Margaret J. Newbold Melanie Allen Alberto Alzamora John Bell

Special Projects and Grants Coordinator

Caitlin Burke

Executive Director Associate Director Diversity Program Coordinator Staff Accountant

Fundraising Assistant/ Office Manager Finance Director Government Relations Director Land Protection Director Development Associate

Rebecca Hankins Wendy Howard Edgar Miller Rusty Painter Jan Pender

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CTNC PROTECTS BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY VISTA, HISTORIC TRAIL In December 2012, CTNC purchased a property next to the Heffner Gap Overlook at Milepost 326 of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine. In addition to its spectacular views, the tract contains an important portion of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVT), the route taken by colonial militia to the pivotal battle of Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War. The 128-acre McDowell County property is visible from both the Heffner Gap and Bear Den overlooks, and lies between two other properties that CTNC previously protected: the 1,488-acre CSX conservation easement and the 534-acre Rose Creek/OVT Natural Area, which is now a state game land. The tract contains a short but critical section of the OVT that links nearly 1.6 miles of the Trail on the CSX property with a 1.3mile section on the Rose Creek property. National Park Service (NPS) Overmountain

Scenic Vista from Heffner Gap Overlook

Victory National Historic Trail Superintendent Paul Carson said, “CTNC’s protection of this property will open up a new section of the trail for public use. It is especially exciting because so much of the surrounding landscape and views from the trail will remain as they were at the time the patriots traveled this route.” Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis added, “Stunning views from the

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Superintendent Paul Carson (green jacket) leads a hike on the Heffner Gap property

Heffner Gap and Bear Den Overlooks will remain unspoiled because this property was conserved. It’s especially important since the tract is so close to the Parkway boundary.” “Protection of this property will provide multiple benefits for generations to come,” said Reid Wilson, CTNC executive director. “Beautiful views from two Parkway overlooks will be preserved, a portion of the Overmountain Victory Trail will connect two longer sections on either side for hikers, and the forest, creeks and wildlife habitat will remain healthy.” CTNC purchased the property for $700,000 from John & Anna Watson of Atlanta, GA using grants from the NC Department of Transportation’s Scenic Byways Program, NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, NC Environmental Enhancement Grants Program, and a generous donation from Fred & Alice Stanback of Salisbury. CTNC plans to transfer the property to the National Park Service to be incorporated within the official boundaries of the Blue Ridge Parkway and dedicated as an official section of the NPS Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. The OVT will soon be open on the Heffner Gap tract. Spring 2013 • 3

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strong enough to ensure long-term protection of the property, or were too vague to provide clear guidance to future land managers. Amending an easement is not something we do lightly; these legal agreements are intended to last forever. Plus, because both CTNC and SAHC have earned national accreditation, we cannot amend easements unless those changes will make the agreement stronger. We saw an opportunity to significantly improve the easement, so we began working with our partners to make the upgrade. It took several months, but it wasn’t a typical “us vs. them” negotiation. All the parties shared the same goal of putting in place stronger protections for water quality, forest health, wildlife habitat, and Parkway vistas. The new easement’s top priority is to care for the land to ensure high water quality in the streams and reservoirs. A key provision is that commercial logging is now prohibited on the property. The agreement calls for a forest stewardship plan to guide activities that will maintain forest health and wildlife habitat. And, the easement ensures that spectacular views of the watershed along 15 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway will remain unspoiled.

North Fork Swannanoa River

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Both the Asheville City Council and CTNC Board of Directors approved the new easement, and it was officially recorded on January 28, 2013. CTNC will hold the easement and monitor the property each year to ensure that its provisions are being upheld. SAHC will serve as the “backup holder” should that become necessary. SAHC was a crucial partner throughout the redrafting of the agreement. “When the original easement was put into place in 1996, it

was state-of-the-art. However, in the years since then we’ve learned a great deal about how to strengthen such agreements so that they withstand the test of time. It was wise for the parties to take action to strengthen the protections for the watershed,” said Carl Silverstein, SAHC executive director. “It was nearly 100 years ago that Asheville’s leaders began acquiring lands in the watershed,” said Marc Hunt, Asheville City Council member. “They knew that protecting the land that feeds the water supply was critical to public health and economic growth. Approval of stronger permanent protections will build on that legacy and will ensure safe and plentiful drinking water for generations to come.” CTNC Board member Marc Rudow of Asheville, a real estate attorney, gave generously of his time and expertise to help make the new easement as strong as possible. In addition, Fred and Alice Stanback of Salisbury made a generous donation that will be used to create the forest stewardship plan and other land management plans. For those contributions, we are literally forever grateful. {

FISCAL CLIFF DEAL BOOSTS CONSERVATION Conservation funding and policy were elements of the “fiscal cliff” bill that Congress passed and the President signed into law in January. The most important conservation measure renews for 2012 and 2013 the enhanced federal tax deduction for landowners who donate conservation easements. This will help land trusts work with farmers, ranchers and other modest-income landowners to significantly increase the amount of land conserved nationwide. In addition, the deduction for charitable giving was left largely intact. Still up in the air are the fate of the Farm Bill’s conservation programs and funding levels

for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Congress will consider both in the coming months. In February, North Carolina Senator Richard Burr introduced bipartisan legislation

that would require full funding for LWCF, a critical source of funding for land acquisition projects that create and expand parks, provide recreational opportunities, protect water quality, and ensure healthy wildlife habitat. We greatly appreciate Sen. Burr’s continued strong leadership! We also thank Senator Kay Hagan for cosponsoring the bill. There is a lot of work ahead to ensure strong federal funding and policies for conservation. We need your help! Please sign up to receive our action alerts (www.ctnc.org/enews) so that you can communicate with your senators and representative. Thank you!

STATE CONSERVATION FUNDING AND INCENTIVES FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE With the arrival in Raleigh of a new governor and legislature, the crystal ball is cloudy as to the fate of the state’s four conservation trust funds and the NC Conservation Tax Credit. There are so many new faces that it’s simply impossible to predict what’s going to happen. Because of the recession and changing priorities, we’ve seen a steep decline in conservation funding since 2008. At the top of our agenda is increasing the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) to $40 million per year. Last year CWMTF was reduced to under $11 million, down from $50 million in the previous year and its peak of $100 million. The current level of funding will provide grants for less than 10 percent of the more than $125 million requested to protect drinking water supplies and other water resources. In addition, the current budget makes CWMTF a “non-recurring” item, which means that it starts at zero in the new budget being considered. We will push hard for CWMTF to be made a recurring item again. We’ll also advocate for an increase in the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (ADFPTF) from $1.7 million per year to $5 million. The ADFPTF provides funding for agricultural easements on family farms and projects to make farming operations

more profitable. To date, the ADFPTF has protected nearly 13,000 acres of working farms and provided more than $3 million for agricultural development projects. We’ll make a concerted effort to protect the dedicated funding source for the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) and the Natural Heritage Trust Fund (NHTF). These trust funds are supported by revenues collected through the deed stamp tax, which provided more than $40 million last fiscal year to expand state and local parks and protect significant natural heritage areas and cultural resources. Another major public policy issue that’s being debated is tax reform. One legislative proposal would eliminate the state income tax and partially replace those revenues with new taxes on services and an increased sales tax. The proposal would eliminate the NC Conservation Tax Credit, which is available to

landowners who donate conservation easements on their properties. The credit has been successful in protecting more than 230,000 acres of conservation land valued at $1.3 billion. For every dollar of tax credit used, the state has leveraged nearly six dollars in donated land value. The proposal could also result in less revenue being available for land acquisition funding. The combination of losing the conservation tax credit plus decreased funding would be a devastating blow to conservation in North Carolina. Strong bipartisan public support exists for land conservation, and we believe Governor McCrory’s conservation record and emphasis on water resources and infrastructure may carry the day to move conservation programs forward. Make your voice heard on these critical conservation issues – please sign up to receive our e-newsletter and action alerts at www.ctnc.org/enews. Spring 2013 • 5

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY & BLOWING ROCK EXCHANGE LANDS In December 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Town of Blowing Rock completed an important land exchange that adds 192 pristine forested acres to the Parkway’s official boundary. In return, Blowing Rock received from the Park Service a 20-acre property that contains the town’s drinking water reservoir. The entire process took eleven years! CTNC kicked things off in 2001 by purchasing the 192-acre Johns River Gorge property before a developer could implement plans to build homes there. The tract, adjacent to Moses Cone Park and US Forest Service lands, contains healthy forests and wildlife habitat, and a beautiful hiking trail along the pure waters of China Creek. The trail will be available for public use. The town of Blowing Rock and CTNC worked together to secure a grant from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund so that the town could purchase the property from CTNC in 2003. Since then, NPS and Blowing Rock have been working together to trade the properties. Federal land exchanges require congressional approval, and in 2010 President Obama signed the bill into law. This is a huge win for the forest, creek, trails, and all who will enjoy them. Thank you to all who communicated with congressional offices and/or submitted supportive comments to the National Park Service along the way.

Hikers enjoy China Creek Trail

Johns River

IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER EXTENDED After a 2012 fourth quarter marked by the uncertainty of many unsetting tax planning opportunities, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 has extended through 2013 the IRA charitable rollover. The provision allows an exclusion from gross income for qualified charitable distributions of up to $100,000 from a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) or a Roth IRA, which would otherwise be included in income. To qualify, the charitable distribution 6 • Spring 2013

must be made to a charity to which deductible contributions are made on or after the taxpayer attains 70 1/2 years of age. Such distributions are not taken into account for charitable deduction purposes; i.e., the taxpayer cannot claim the contribution as an itemized deduction. The

distribution is required to be made by the IRA trustee directly to a charitable organization (such as CTNC). In addition, a qualified charitable distribution is taken into account in determining if the taxpayer's minimum required distribution requirements have been satisfied for the year.

BOARD AND STAFF CHANGES After a three-year term on the CTNC board, David Huffine of Wilmington rolled off the board in December. David was an outstanding board member, whose sound advice on land protection deals and conservation of foreclosed properties was particularly helpful as we navigated an altered land protection and economic landExecutive Director Reid Wilson, David Huffine, Board President John scape. Fortunately Wilson (L-R) for us, David has and we appreciate all they did for conservation agreed to remain on our Land Protection Comon the CTNC team! mittee. Thank you, David, for your top-notch The bright side? We’ve welcomed two excelservice to the board and to land conservation lent new staff people! Rebecca Hankins, our throughout North Carolina! new Fundraising Assistant and Office Manager, We also have a new board Vice President, joined us in December and is doing a great job Jennie Derby of Charlotte. She is a Business getting us organized for upcoming events and Planning Specialist & Wealth Management Advioutreach. She brings over ten years of fundraissor with Northwestern Mutual Financial Neting and communications experience in the nonwork. She joins returning board officers John profit world. She received her B.A. in Art History Wilson, President; Jim Pick, Secretary; and John from the College of the Holy Cross and also Gonella III, Treasurer. earned her Master’s Degree in Museum Studies We recently bid fond farewells to two wonderful staff members – Lisa Creasman, our Con- and a Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Seton Hall University. servation Projects Director, who moved to Caitlin Burke came aboard in February as Baton Rouge, and Megan Smith, Office and our Special Projects and Grants Coordinator. As Membership Administrator, who is moving to a member of the Land Protection team, she will Winston-Salem. They both did fabulous work manage collaborative grants with numerous land trusts including the Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative and Scenic Byways program. She’ll help with our farmland preservation work and land stewardship activities as well. She brings great expertise in natural resource policy and experience in non-profit management and advocacy. She has a PhD in Forestry from NC State University and a BS in Wildlife Science from Virginia Tech. Caitlin Burke Rebecca Hankins

North Carolina land trusts share information and work together to promote and expand land conservation and land trust effectiveness across the state.

STATEWIDE Black Family Land Trust Conservation Trust for North Carolina North Carolina Rail-Trails

MOUNTAINS Blue Ridge Conservancy Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Land Trust for the Little Tennessee National Committee for the New River Pacolet Area Conservancy Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

PIEDMONT Catawba Lands Conservancy Davidson Lands Conservancy Eno River Association LandTrust for Central North Carolina Lumber River Conservancy Piedmont Land Conservancy Sandhills Area Land Trust Tar River Land Conservancy Triangle Greenways Council Triangle Land Conservancy

COAST Northeast New Hanover Conservancy North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Smith Island Land Trust a subsidiary of Bald Head Island Conservancy

Scan this code with your smartphone to find your local land trust, or visit www.ctnc.org/ltmap. Spring 2013 • 7

Join the Conservation Trust for North Carolina this summer for kid-friendly hikes and events that will connect you and your family to the natural world.

Saturday, June 1 – Cane River Hike: Come and splash in the Cane River and enjoy an afternoon hike near Mount Mitchell in Yancey County. This spirited gathering includes a cookout and plenty of time to play and explore. Hosts: CTNC Board Member Bob Orr and wife, Louise Local Land Trust Partner: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Time: Noon to 5:00 | Hike Difficulty: Options available, depending on interest Saturday, July 20 – Linville Gorge Hike: Enjoy the spectacular views of one of Eastern America’s most scenic and rugged gorges. We’ll hike through protected forests that contain virgin hemlock, white pine, oaks, hickory and birch. Hosts: CTNC Board Member Megg Rader and husband, Judge Robert Rader Local Land Trust Partners: Blue Ridge Conservancy, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Time: 1:00 to 5:00 | Hike Difficulty: Moderate

Please respond early. Space is limited. To RSVP, call Rebecca at 919-828-4199 ext. 17 or email [email protected]. Please visit www.ctnc.org to get involved in land conservation in North Carolina. 8 • Spring 2013

Saturday, August 17 – Blowing Rock Area: Enjoy a guided hike along protected land in the Blowing Rock area. Make a long weekend of it and attend a Thursday evening reception at the Gideon Ridge Inn to learn about conservation efforts in the High Country. Hosts: CTNC Board and Staff Local Land Trust Partners: Blue Ridge Conservancy, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Gideon Ridge Reception: August 15, 5:00 to 7:00 Hike: August 17, 1:00 to 5:00 Hike Difficulty: Options available, depending on interest

CONSERVATION SUPPORTER LEAVES GENEROUS LASTING LEGACY By John Bell, Development Director Martha Avison Woodson they must-- it’s incumbent loved nature and beauty of all on the present generation kinds, and she loved children. to help them experience it From the orchids in her more fully. home, to the birds outside her Too many young people living room window, to memotoday are growing up inries of her drives through oncedoors. Sedentary life and rural Wake County, Martha took fast-paced electronics cause much pleasure in nature. On one numerous physical and psyof my first visits with her, Martha chological deficiencies such enthusiastically described a redas obesity and an inability to tailed hawk named “Pale Male,” concentrate. Kids are inMartha Woodson one of the first to establish its creasingly unaware of nanest on a tall building facing New York’s Central ture, indifferent to it. If young people don’t Park. She first learned to identify wildflowers on spend more time outside, and develop an apchildhood walks in the woods of rural western preciation for streams, plants, and wildlife, they Massachusetts. will not protect nature when they’re adults. Martha was devoted to her three children, When Martha died in December 2011, one Sheila Horine, Richard Woodson, and Martha of her last acts was to leave CTNC a generous Dunnagan, and her five grandchildren. She bebequest. The board and staff are deeply honlieved - as CTNC does – that young people have ored and thankful. In consultation with her husan innate affinity for nature, and that if future band Peyton and the Woodson children, CTNC generations are to protect the natural world--as will use these funds to help create a new pro-

gram to reconnect youth with nature. We are working hard to launch this summer a pilot program for a new North Carolina Youth Conservation Corps (NCYCC). It will provide summer conservation employment opportunities for young people ages 16-24. NCYCC crew members will develop a better understanding of environmental conservation, build work and life skills, earn a salary, and improve protected lands through important work such as trail maintenance and construction. In envisioning the world you would like to see, whether during your lifetime or beyond, please consider how you might best use your assets to make important initiatives, such as this one, a reality. To confidentially discuss an idea of your own, or your giving options, please contact me, John Bell, or Reid Wilson, our executive director. We are grateful to Martha Woodson for quietly leaving such a wonderful legacy for the benefit of young people and our natural world – for they are both beautiful and precious.

CTNC SUPPORTS MINORITY FARMERS THROUGH “FARM TURNAROUND TEAM” The Conservation Trust for North Carolina, along with 14 organizations including government agencies and universities, is supporting limited-resource farmers through the North Carolina Farm Turnaround Team. This comprehensive collaborative approach was created by CTNC board member and publisher of Minority Landowner Magazine, Victor Harris. Harris, a forester by training, saw firsthand the challenges landowners face when weighing often contradictory recommendations from financial advisors, foresters and farm resource professionals. By bringing a team of professionals together to meet with landowners around their kitchen tables, the Farm Turnaround Team hopes to give these landowners the opportunity to look at their entire farm operation at one time and get support to make the best decisions for their land and their farm business. The team engages experts in four focus areas: Financial Manage-

ment, Marketing, Technical Assistance, and SucLast year, CTNC helped the Farm Turncession Planning. CTNC coordinates the Succes- around Team provide free consultations to 57 sion Planning Group. This group helps farm families. One potential outcome is conlandowners plan for the long-term future of necting interested families with local land trusts their land and supports families in discussions to explore conservation options. This work is of about estate planning and transitioning the farm paramount importance to preserving North Carfrom one generation to the next. olina's small family farms. For example, one family is working to transition their 300-acre farm in Halifax County from heirs’ property to a more stable ownership structure. Heirs' property is land that is owned by a group of family members who received the property from an ancestor who did not have a will. Any one person who inherits or purchases an interest in the property can force a sale of the land. Because of this, heirs' propThe Farm Turnaround Team is helping small farmers erty is among the most vulnerable land maintain ownership of their land. to development in the southeast. Spring 2013 • 9

FINANCIAL REPORT JULY 1, 2011, TO JUNE 30, 2012 2012 Total Operating & Program Revenue

2012 Total Operating & Program Expenses

(Excluding land transactions and including $1,569,695

(Excluding land transactions and including $1,369,995

of revenue for land trusts.)

passed through to land trusts.)

$3,585,532

$2,716,335

CTNC receives contributions and government support for the purchase of conservation lands and easements. This restricted revenue is not available for CTNC operations. Financial highlights of CTNC’s land conservation activities for fiscal year 2011-2012 are as follows: Individual Contributions and Government Support for Land Purchases: $180,469 Land Conveyed to Government Agencies: $280,652 Land Acquisition Expenses: $100,415

REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS

The Conservation Trust for North Carolina operates three revolving loan funds to enable land trusts to protect properties threatened by development. No loans were made during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, but since 2001 CTNC has made 27 loans totaling $10 million to nine land trusts, protecting 6,936 acres with a fair market value of $38 million.

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THANK YOU 2012 DONORS! GIVING SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS CTNC’s major gift societies are the Summit ($5,000 or more annually), Meadow ($1,000 or more) and Blue Ridge ($1,000 or more shared equally by CTNC and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy). We thank these generous members for their invaluable support and invite others to join them as philanthropic leaders in conservation.

This year’s list includes gifts made during the 2012 calendar year. We have tried our best to ensure that all names and gift amounts are correct. If you see an error, please accept our apologies and contact Rebecca Hankins at 919-828-4199 x17, or [email protected].

DONORS ($5,000+)

Fred and Cleone Black

Rick and Carole Marcotte

Nat and Sara Swann Watson

Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin

John and Sherra Blackburn

Mast General Store

Richard Whisnant

Welborn and Patty Alexander

Blue Spiral 1 Fine Arts Gallery

Blythe Family Fund

Bradley and Carole Wilson

Nancy Allured

Steve and Louise McCoy

D. Reid Wilson and Karen Rindge

Anonymous (1)

Leslie McKinney

Benton Wise

Hilda Bailey

John and Connie McLendon

Don and Marie Wood

Allan Barbee

John Cram The Clabough Foundation Carole Spainhour

Gloria Blythe Brady Foundation, Inc. Jane and Anthony Arnold

John and Faye Cooper

DONORS ($250 - $499)

Jennie and Leigh Derby

Andy and Joyce Brown

Murray and Renee Miller

Lauren and David Worth

Joe and Diane Bastian

EarthShare of North Carolina

Malcolm and Patty Brown

Cobb and Cindy Milner

Tom and Elaine Wright Foundation

Al and Ann Blackburn

Susan Frazier

Jim and Betsy Bryan

Margaret J. Newbold

Frank Borden Hanes Charitable Lead Trust

James and Kay Stripling Byer

DONORS ($500 - $999)

Cooper Brantley

Margaret and Ed Campion

Pat Oglesby and Mary Norris Preyer Oglesby

Anonymous (1)

Broadfoot Publishing Company

Carolina Hand and Sport Medicine

Ray Owens and Sally Higgins

Lars and Lynn Balck

Patagonia

Bernhardt Furniture Company

F. Borden Hanes Jr. Robin Hanes

Dr. Chris T. Lechner

Philip and Amy Blumenthal

Tom Broadfoot Brian and Deb Brown

Debbie Hill

Dorothy Chappell

Cynthia Payne

Lynn Hill

Robert and Callie Connor

Fredric and Mary L. Pement

Dorothy Rose Borden

Stuart Camblos

Robert P. Holding Foundation

Steve and Brooke Cornwell

Bryan Peters and Susan Joyner

Hanes and Lida Boren

Charles and Janice Carter

Robert and Peggy Culbertson

Kristopher Pickler

Frank and Katherine Bragg

Charles and Carolyn Clement

Kent Davis and Carlos Garcia-Valez

Mary L. Powell

Kirby C. Brown

Bob and Barbara Collier

Dr. Jack and Martha Emery

Jane Preyer

Bob and Roddy Dixon

Shannon and Rachel Davis

William C. Ethridge Foundation, Inc.

Julian Price Family Foundation

George Edens and Carolyn Edge

Graham and Anne Denton

Ray and Susan Ellis

Anna Lee Dorsett

Chris Eubank

Stuart and Josephine Dorsett Tom and Sandra Foster Herbert and Sylvia Gill

Olivia Holding Huband & Brown CPAs PLLC Jane Huband and Deb Brown F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Little Acorn Fund Ann Mack James and Connie Maynard NC Electric Membership Corporation June Small Algine Neely Ogburn Jim and Judy Pick Brad and Shelli Lodge Stanback Fred and Alice Stanback William and Nancy Stanback The Prentice Foundation Bobbi Hapgood L. Richardson Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust Rich and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Ted and Terri Waller John and Ashley Wilson Woodson Family Foundation Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc.

DONORS ($1,000 - $4,999) Chip and Judy Anderson Anonymous (1) Bernard and Holly Arghiere Jane and Anthony Arnold Ernie and Phyllis Averett Joe and Karen Bearden Frank and Ran Bell John Bell and Judy Whisnant

Monty White fhi360 Dr. Albert J. Siemens

Laura Edwards Julian Price Family Foundation Pricey Harrison

Alex Bernhardt

Rusty and Jennifer Bryson

Edward Fleming

Robert and Megg Rader

Diane Evia-Lanevi and Ingemar Lanevi

Don and Linda Frey

Thomas and Elizabeth Redding

GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

John and Margaret Ann Gonella

Thomas and Susan Ross

Jeffrey and Dianna Goodman

Marc Rudow and Deborah Miles

Harry Goode and Sally Couch Vilas

Amy Grissom

John and Kelley Dixon Russell

Clemie Gregory

Ruth Ann Grissom

Mike and Eileen Hendren

Nancy Sample

Hal and Ellie Lamb

Mary Hill

Hillsdale Fund, Inc.

Edward Scott

Kathleen Leutze

Susan L. Hogan and Dominic Moore

Victor and Judy Sears

Cary and Jean McDonald

Nancy Howie

Mary Scott

Matching Gifts

Pamela Freeman David and Lallie Godschalk Elizabeth W. Goode

Julie Hoell

Robert and Alethea Segal

Lisa McQuay

Edward and Cordelia Kidder

Thomas Hollinshed and Katherine Lange

Kathy and John Singleton

Allison Northcutt

Mark Kirkpatrick and Debbie Arnold

The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation, Inc.

Edward and Susan Norvell

Diane and James Lea

Bob and Louise Orr

Hamp and Katty Lefler

John and Sally Pellew

Paul and Sheilah Lombardo

Vivian and Lorette Hollinshed Trig and Alice Horton

Eddie Smith

John and Anita Howell

Mark Stanback and Nancy Popkin

Ron Shearin

John and Meg Stanback

David Margolis and JoAnna Barnes

Wool and Bobbye Howell

Lee Smith and Hal Crowther

Thomas Statnick

Dan McLawhorn

David and Susan Huffine

Social & Scientific Systems

Hilary Stokes

John and Priscilla Mills

Kate and Hutch Johnson

Bruce and Jo Ann Stonestreet

Betty P. Kenan

Robert Strickland Family Foundation

Mike and Claudia Nix

Patrick and Sally Stout

Susannah D. Patton

Thomas Kenan, III Duane and Betti Kirkman Kulynych Family Foundation I, Inc. Petro Kulynych Jim and Lynn Lawton Ann Leonard Lydia Sargent Macauley Julia Mack Sarah Manning

Teagle Foundation Incorporated The Mary and Elliott Wood Foundation William Penn Wood W.V. Hydro, Inc. James Price Bill and Judy Watson Elizabeth Watson

Troutman Sanders LLP Ashley Story

Edwin and Amy Peacock Jan and Tom Pender

Todd and Sara Turner

Dickson and Jean Phillips

Steve Underwood and Lisa Creasman

Greg and Mary Ann Poole

Dewey Wells Daniel Wilkinson and Kate Dixon Clyde Williams

Norris and Kathryn Preyer Bob Prior and Joanne Senkus Sam and Missy Rankin John and Ellen Rogers Terry and Laurie Sanford

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THANK YOU 2012 DONORS! Beverly Button and Christine Ann Peterman

Pete Hairston

James Semans and Margaret Rich Bob and Pat Sevier

Eric and Mary Calhoun

William Hardman

Terry and Elizabeth Simmonds

Randy and Rebecca Campbell

Clifton and Nancy Harris

Sandy Sisson

Carole Hollowell Interiors

Robert Healy

Rose Seay

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MOST RECENT BLUE RIDGE SOCIETY MEMBERS

Sherwood and Eve Smith

Members of the Blue Ridge Society generously and equally support the work of CTNC and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. Joel and Marla Adams John and Annie Ager Bernard and Holly Arghiere Charlie and Troy Ball John Bell and Judy Whisnant Courtney Blossman Nathan and Anne Burkhardt Stuart Camblos Dr. and Mrs. John D. Cheesborough Billy and Cindy Clarke Elizabeth Colton John Cram and Matt Chambers Charles and Jeanne Cummings Bob and Carol Deutsch Paul and Chris Dismukes Ronald and Nancy Edgerton Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design, Inc. Andy Brown Brent and Priestley Ford George and Lisa Francisco Peter and Jasmin Gentling Joseph Goldston Jeffrey and Dianna Goodman Grove Stone & Sand Co./ Hedrick Industries Lynn Hill Stace and Sheila Horine Virginia Hunneke Randy and Mary Johnson James and Lynn Karegeannes Henri Kieffer and Ann Batchelder Jack and Florence Krupnick Bill and Janice Maddox John and Dee Mason Chuck and Jean McGrady Greg and Rosalind Olson James Perkins and Martha Eblen Sally Rhoades Charles and Ramona Rowe Marc Rudow and Deborah Miles Terry and Elizabeth Simmonds Kathy and John Singleton Philip and Pat Smith Bill and Nina Snoddy Carole Spainhour Ted and Terry Van Duyn Robert and Jean Webb Laura Webb Michael and Ellen Winner Ben Woolf and Patty Cunningham-Woolf

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Carole Hollowell

F. Borden and Ann Hanes

Teresa Heavner

Kyle and Mary Sonnenberg

Chris Carpenter

Mark Heimberger

Robert and Janet Stout

Bill and Judy Carson

Bo Henderson

Blake and Dell Strayhorn

Patrick and Patricia Cartwright

Juliana Henderson

Alice Thomasson

James and Karen Catalana

Sara Hill

James R. Trotter

Mike Cavender and Paulette Webb

Bill Hollan

Rob and Susan Weaver

Robert Cerwin

Bill Holman and Stephanie Bass

J. Tracy and Barbara M. Wilkerson

Stephen Chandler and Peggy Dorfman

Andrew and Charlotte Horton

Walter and Jean Wilkinson I. Clark and Johanna Wright Smedes and Rosemary York

Sandra Chappell

Stephanie Horton and John Finnegan

Neal and Nancy Cheek

F. Bryan Houck

Thomas and Mary Chervenak

Frances Howie

Don Clapp

Frances Huber

Victor Cocowitch and Dawn Erikson

Patti Hughes

Lib Conner Victor Cononi

Mark Hulbert and Merideth Tomlinson

Bart and Nancy Conway

John Humphrey

Becky Anderson

Maureen Corbett and Jean-Marie Maillard

Gov. Jim and Carolyn Hunt

Charles Anderson and Nancy Easterling

John Curry

George Ivey

DONORS ($100 - $249) Jeff and Melinda Abrams Carolyn and Donald Allen Eugene and Clare Allen Roy and Rebecca Alson

Anonymous (1) Russell Arno Gilbert and Connie Backlund Neil and Casey Bagchi Bank of America Matching Gifts Marvin and Michele Barg Don and Dorothy Basnight John and Josephine Beall Ronald and Christine Beane Thomas and Kay Beardsley Moubray and Joanne Beaty Martha Beery Jim Bell Susie Bell Bob and Donna Benner Alex and Anne Bernhardt Andrew and Caelia Bingham Bill Black Bob and Carol Black Stanley and Roberta Black Anne Blackman Wilbert and Carolyn Blackman Sharon Blalock and Marcia Tittotson Charles Blanchard Meredith Bolon Bonesteel Films Paul and Wyndy Bonesteel David and Laura Bourne Doug and Nancy Brittelle Dan and Linda Brown Kirk and Shelley Brown Rodney and Martha Brown Charles and Lou Bryan S. Karen Bullock

David and Thorunn Ivey

Arthur and Mignon DeBerry

Barry and Robin Jacobs

Robert Detjen

Jack and Karen James

April Dockery

John and Susan Jezorek

Connie and Eloy Doolan

Joel Johnson

Jim and Wynn Dorsett

Randy and Mary Johnson

Duke Energy Foundation

James and Tracy Joseph

Matching Gifts

Elyse Jung

Berniece Dunnagan

Marc and Sandy Kadyk

Rufus and Linda Edmisten Devin and Ed Entmacher

Samuel Katz and Catherine Wilfert-Katz

Elisabeth Ervin

Michael and Cindy Kebelbeck

Ed and Michelle Evans

Kitty L. Kemp

Richard and Adrienne Ferriss

Bob and Nan Keohane

Henry and Elizabeth Fieselman

Clifford and Ruth Kirk

First Citizens Bank

Alan and Kelli Kirkpatrick

Kristen Hoffman

John and Junith Koon

Dan Fitz and Mario Cescutti

William Kruse

Larry and Trish Fleishman

Tom and Donna Lambeth

Bob and Nancy Jo Fleming

Neil and D'Etta Leach

John and Carolyn Fletcher

Jeff Lemons and Deborah Murphey

David and Lucy Fountain

Michael and Michelle Leonard

Mary Lucille Foy

Justin Little

Laura Fraioli

Jerrell E. Lopp

Chip Freund

Meg MacLeod

Groome and Ann Fulton

Larry Maddison

Lee Galloway and Nancy Thompson

Lynn Maguire

GE Foundation

Terry and Liz Maguire

Matching Gifts

Michele M. and Brad Makrucki

Rick and Susan Geldmeier

Bob and Patricia Mauldin

Frank Gibson

Mike and Laura McCue

Ralph Glaser

James and Mary Ann McDermott

Gary and Judy Gloster

Charles and Debra McNealy

Charlotte and Reid Gonella

Walter and Linda Meadors

Ray and Susan Goodmon

Robert and Lisa Meeks

Eric and Laura Goulian

Gregg and Karen Merchen

Charles Gunn

Edgar and Kivi Miller

THANK YOU 2012 DONORS! Sharon Mills

Florence H. Shelor

Al and Betty Adams

Laura Collins

Cheryl Harper

Arthur B. Monroe Family Fund

Harley Shuford

Bert and Janet Agnew

John Compton

Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr

Julie Moore

Marcee Silver

Robert and Mary Ajax

David and Natalie Connell

Robert and Mabel Harvey

Lawrence and Minnie Moore

Rob and Dell Slack

Nell E. Allen

Jerry and Alice Cotten

Seth and Kelly Hawkins

Crae and Mamie Morton

Norfleet and Gertrude Smith

Robert and Mary Jane Allen

Lynn Coulthard

Robert Hazel

Netta and John Moseley

Sara Smith

Sharon Applegate

Robert and Caroline Cowan

John Headley

Louise Mowbray

Thomas Smith

Patricia Austin

Mary C. Cridlebaugh

Julianne Heggoy

Michael Murchison and Barbara Sullivan

Smith & Fox, Inc.

William and June Bagby

Mary Croghan

James Hemby

Prentiss Baker

W.E. Danneberg

Richard Hines

Charles and Lucretia Neetz

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

Paul T. Barrett

William and Wanda Davis

Ronald and Holly Hoag

Robert and Mary Gail Nesbit

Aleen Steinberg

John Barry

Jim and Cindy DeGrave

Jeffrey and Jeanhee Hoffman

Minetta Newbold

Don Stephenson

Louise Beasley

Keri Deluca

David and Deborah Holland

Leon and Sandra Niegelsky

William Stevens

Mark and S. Elizabeth Beeler

Edgardo and Alex Diez

George and Emelia Huntley

Susan Oller

Idus Stinson

Kim and Lorilei Beer

Michael Domonkos

Sig Hutchinson

Oliver Orr, Jr.

Jim and Cathy Stuart

Isbell Behrer

Mike and Elyn Dortch

Lynn and Carolyn Ikenberry

Richard Owens

John and Sara Stuart

Dan Benfield and Connie Dodd

Richard and Nancy Doss

Sonja Jauch

Gregg and Cindy Pacchiana

Cullie and Sylvia Tarleton

Bob and Chris Berndt

Jennifer Dotson

Ray and Michelle Johnson

Max and Mary Padgett

Thomas and Jan Taylor

William and Katherine Bernstein

Eliza Douglass

Clenzo Joins and Nina Threatt-Joins

Bill and Karen Painter

Marie Thomasson

John Bevan

Helen Drivas and Denny O'Neal

William and Maggie Jonas

Betty Parker

Keith and Tricia Billy

Cary Driver

Reid and Coles Jones

David Parker

Dale Threatt-Taylor and Barrington Taylor Jr.

Thomas and Barbara Blackburn

Stephen and Gail Dula

Erik and Melissa Jordan

Josephine Patton

Ronald and Judy Thurman

Blackwater, LLC

Joe and Raleigh Dulaney

JP Morgan Chase

Sally and Lowell Pearlman

A.G. and Jeanette Tolley

Alden and Anna Lee Pearson

Betty Twiggs

Kirk Peterson

Col. E. J. Vaughn

Peter and Joni Petschauer

James and Jean Veilleux

Edward Phifer

Erd M. Venable

Cathy Phillips

Mary Vilas

Dan Pittillo

Tony and Cathy Walgate

David and Lisa Price

Charlotte Walton

Robert and Lois Pruehsner

Stella Waugh

Alfred and Suzy Purrington

Ann Rogerson Weaver

Bill and Jane Raney

Weaver Street Realty and Auction Company

Stephanie Rehm W. Jim and Jane Richardson Jay and Beverly Ripps Doug and Kirsten Ririe Battle and Dorothy Robertson Dillon and Karen Robertson Billy and Mary Katherine Robinson Brandon Robinson Brenda Robinson Arthur and Ann Roede Fon and Mac Rogers John and Frances Rogers Ed and Ann Rowell Paul Rudisill John and Mary Nash Rusher Reid and Laura Russell Cherry and Paul Lentz Saenger Mikki Sager William Sall and English Clemmons Cynthia Satterfield and Dean Ruedrich Paul Savery and Sioux Watson Lyle Schoenfeldt and Wanda Hinshaw Steve Schuster and Mary Anne Howard Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Scott III

Gary Phillips John and Cristina Webb Art and Dannie Weber Lorrie and Tom Weidenhamer Peter and Ann Weigl R.A. and Rosalind Weintraub Western Carolina Medical Society Patricia Whisnant Monty and Nancy Hanes White White Oak Financial Management, Inc Priestly Ford Elizabeth Whitener George and Betsy Wilcox Janet Wilson Shirley Windham Michael and Ellen Winner William and Shirley Winston Carol W. Wood Beth Wright Grover Yancey Greg and Ellen Young David Yount

DONORS (UNDER $100) Lisa Aaron

Robert Seymour

Elaine Abrams

John Shaw

Michelle Abrams

Billy Holiday

Alan and Pam Duncan

Matching Gifts

J.J. and Ruth Blum

Mike Dunn

Annette Jurgelski

Tom and Judith Bobo

Louis Dwarshuis and Marilyn Kolton

Suzanne Kalbas

Emilie Booker

Leah Karpen

W. Cecil Brandon

Larry Earley and Renee GledhillEarley

Katie Breckheimer

Thomas and Kathleen Eaton

R. Melvin and Elizabeth Keiser

Mark and Katherine Brigham

Marjorie Eckels

John and Paula Kelton

William Brinson

Gerald and Rosemary Enos

Gene and Sandy Kent

Brian and Audrey Brooks

Frederick and Suzanne Falchook

Bob and Norma Kimzey

Ned and Ginny Brooks

Kitty Felts

Cy King

Alfred Brown

Audrey Fisher

Doris King

Josh Kelly and Becky Brown

Robert and Elizabeth Fisher

Linda Lahre

Robert Brown

Olivia Fleming

Matty Lazo-Chadderton

Charles and Lois Brummitt

Lynne Fletcher

Bentley Leonard

Joshua and Marisa Bryant

Bill Flournoy

Will Levine

Williams and Jennifer Bryant

Bill and Jann Ford

Ernestine F. Libros

Katie Burdett and Neelanjan Mukherjee

Jim Ford

Margaret Lillard

Randal and Sally Frazer

Marge Lillard

Donna Burke

Rudy and Vivian Frazier

Marriott Little

Walter and Vera Burkert

Sally Fri

George and Joanne Lofquist

Thomas Butcher

Michael and Mary Friedman

Jerome Long

Anne Marie Cabell

Greg and Joyce Fulcher

Emily Lu

Cameron Memorial Land Trust

Julie Furdyna

Jianping Lu

Bliss Campbell

Thomas and Erin Furr

Jay and Beth Machielse

Tim Candler

John Fussell

Betty Mack

Jessie Cannon

Dennis and Wink Gaines

Thomas and Diane Magnuson

Dr. Julia Capps and Mrs. Nell Capps

Louis Gottlieb

Dr. Lee Mandell

Robert and Mary Carpenter

Max and Cheryl Gouge

Dr. J.H. Carter III

Stuart and Carol Grant

Charles Martin and Laura SmithMartin

David and Sarah Catron

Grass Roots Press

Fred and Bess Matthews

John and Ann Chalk

Miriam Melendez and Gary Cappy

Michele Karwoski

Osborne Mauck

Neal and Julie Chapman

James F. Green

J. Malcolm and E. Anne McCormick

Robert P. Cherry

John and Claudia Greene

Robert McGahey

Wayne and Connie Cherry

Edward Gregory

Hervey and Jane McIver

Daniel Clodfelter and Elizabeth Bevan

Harriet Hagen

Mark McKenzie

Ted and Peggy Haigler

McKesson Foundation Inc.

Kelly Coffey

Phillip Haire

John and Caryn McNeill

Susan Cohen and Pete Goldberg

Conrad and Virginia Hall

Deborah McRae

Rebecca Collett

David and Lena Hardaway

Margaret Meyer

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THANK YOU 2012 DONORS! Meg Miles

Kenneth and Elaine Nelson

Ken and Margo Perkins

Fanny Stronach

Lucinda Minton

Ben and Rose Newlin

Sue Perry

Stan Styers

Donald and Jane Misch

James and Sally Nurss

Karl Petersen

Edward and Janice Swab

Don Moffitt and Sidney Cruze

Timothy and Michele O'Donnell

Yates and Marisa Pharr

David and Carol Swing

Moyna Monroe

Anne O'Leary

Frank and Patti Phelps

Joseph and Jo Ann Swofford

Nick and Kristy Morgan

Christine Osborne

Helen Phillips

Wendy Tanner

Gregory and Stephanie Mosteller

Raymond Ozmore

John and Lydia Pickard

Phyllis Tarrant

Timothy G. Murphy

James and Frances Parnell

Scott and Pat Pollard

Mr. Bud Taylor

Michael and Sandra Myers

Karin Pasquale

James and Lillian Poole

Lee Templeton

John Gonella Charlotte and Reid Gonella Lloyd Higgins Groome and Ann Fulton Nancy E. Howie Frances Howie Michael Hussey Charles and Janice Carter Jane Hutchens Charles and Janice Carter

Jim and Barbara Neal

Rosalie Payne

Fred and Stephanie Porter

Gordon Tennett

Jeffrey and Randi Neff

Pamela Pecquet

Joe and Anne Powell

Dennis and Paula Testerman

Randall Johnson

Charles and Linda Nelms

Adam and Sonia Perillo

Marian Price

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina

Randall Johnson

Primrose School at Hope Valley Farms

THE LEGACY SOCIETY Joining CTNC’s Legacy Society with a planned gift will help sustain conservation efforts for many years to come. Gifts can be made in honor or memory of loved ones, be made permanent endowments or available for current needs, be limited to specific areas and activities, or allowed to be used where most needed. Often, planned gifts require little or no expense at the present date and specific arrangements can provide donors with annual income and tax benefits. For more information please contact John Bell at 919-828-4199 x13, or speak to your lawyer, accountant or financial planner. Anonymous (9) Chip and Judy Anderson Connie Backlund

Philip and Liz Pritchard

Lt Col (ret) and Mrs. Robert S. Todd Al Capehart and Carolyn Townsend

Allen and Caroline Proctor

Drs. George and Carole Troxler

John and Elizabeth Purrington

Jean Turner

Rick and Jane Ranieri

Anita Uber

Haywood and Sabine Rankin

Betsy Underwood

Anna Louise Reynolds

Eric and Susan Van Tassel

Charles and Caroline Ribelin

Ross Vaughan

Jeremy Richards

Aidan Waite

Fran Richardson

Tom and Debbie Wallace

Kenneth Rickler

Justin Waller

Don Roberts

William and Karen Watts

Brent and Beverly Rockett

Michael and J. Nelson Weaver

Peter and Jane Roda

Warren and Judith Wegner

Susan Roderick

David Welch

William and Eileen Rose

Thomas Wentworth and Linda Rudd

William Rothwell

Kristin White del Rosso

Dr. Nancy R. Routh

Barry L. Williams

John Sanders

Jerry Williams and Patricia Rexford

John and Deborah Santini

Maurice Williams and Evonne Mack

John and Amy Scott

Wade Wilmoth

John J. Bevan III

Mitchell Scott

Patricia Wilson and Roald Schrack

Everett Bowman

Richard Shaw and Holly Reid

John and June Witherspoon

Robert Shepherd

Scott and Lisa Wojnovich

John A. Bell

Nella Jo Brecht * Derwin Dubose Lester and Marjorie Forbes Lynn Hill Julia Mack Algine Neely Ogburn *

Dan Shirlen

Robert and Mary Woodrow

Benjamin and Brenda Shore

Wilbur Wright

Chris and Lisa Simmons Michael and Ann Skinner

HONOR GIFTS

George R. Slaton

Lisa Aaron

Barrett Slenning and Greta Johansen

Jim and Judy Pick

Anthony and Patricia Smith

Joseph Rowand Steve Schuster and Mary Anne Howard Kyle and Mary Sonnenberg Ted and Terri Waller Richard Whisnant Thelma White Elizabeth G. Whitener Walter and Jean Wilkinson

Bernard Smith Jeff Smith Nathan and Megan Smith Penelope Smith and Margaret Bray Peter and Carolyn Smith Josephine Snelling Esther Snyder C and Nancy Sommer Milton and Nancy Spann Jean Spooner William and La Rose Spooner

D. Reid Wilson and Karen Rindge

Robert Stelloh

John and Ashley Wilson

John Stephens

Martha Woodson * *Deceased

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Tom Sternal and Martha Enzmann Leo and Margaret Storey

Western Carolina Medical Society Rose Marie Kennedy Marge Lillard Doris A. King Lisa Aaron Julia Mack Social & Scientific Systems Julia Mack Stella Waugh North Carolina Soil & Water Conservation Districts Dale Threatt-Taylor and Barrington Taylor Jr. Rusty Painter Bill and Karen Painter Lawrence Raymond Charles and Janice Carter Michael D. Samuel Groome and Ann Fulton Leo Spencer Robert Strickland Family Foundation Thomas C. Stout Groome and Ann Fulton John W. Thomas Charles and Janice Carter Richard Whisnant Patricia Whisnant

Dan and Kay Sisk

Cynthia Payne Tom and Liz Redding

Clifford and Barbara Younger

Mary Johnson

Doris King John Bell Debbie Hill Thomas G. Carpenter Charles and Janice Carter Charles Carter Groome and Ann Fulton Charles Carter

John B. Wilson Christine Osborne John B. Wilson Hal and Ellie Lamb John B. Wilson Meredith Bolon Graham Wood Carol W. Wood Charles Young Charles Anderson and Nancy Easterling

Rudy and Vivian Frazier Charles Cobeland Triangle Community Foundation Robert Darst Charles and Janice Carter Rudy Frazier Charles and Janice Carter Groome Fulton Charles and Janice Carter

MEMORIAL GIFTS Marsha Ball Kent Davis and Carlos GarciaValez Judy Danneberg W.E. Danneberg Donna Deitz Bob and Pat Sevier

THANK YOU 2012 DONORS! Woodrow Foster

Ray Mack

Edward Scott

Ann Mack

William C. Friday

Mabel Myers

Todd and Sara Turner Evelyn Duerler Handel Hal and Ellie Lamb Todd Hilbers Sandy Sisson Mary Howard Rob Hogan Susan L. Hogan and Dominic Moore

John and Caryn McNeill

Prentiss Baker

Lucinda Minton

Robert and Elizabeth Fisher

John Bell and Judy Whisnant

Minetta Newbold

Bentley Leonard

Jessie Cannon

Margaret J. Newbold

Ernestine F. Libros

Anna Lee Dorsett

Sue Perry

Bob and Carol Deutsch

Charles and Linda Nelms

Eliza Douglass

David and Lisa Price

John and Margaret Ann Gonella

Ray Owens and Sally Higgins

Berniece Dunnagan

John and Elizabeth Purrington

John and Ashley Wilson

Susan Roderick

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Battle and Dorothy Robertson

Eric and Susan Van Tassel

John and Carolyn Fletcher

Mitchell Scott

Ted and Peggy Haigler

Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Scott III

Michael and Sandra Myers Sydney Owens

Rick and Jane Ranieri Gilma Roberts

Don and Dorothy Basnight

Martha Woodson

John Bell and Judy Whisnant

Lue Pearson

Lorrie and Tom Weidenhamer

Miriam Rudow

Don Roberts James Rogers Brian and Audrey Brooks

Bertram Taft Smith Charles Martin and Laura SmithMartin Richard W. Wilson D. Reid Wilson and Karen Rindge

Clifton and Nancy Harris

Dan and Kay Sisk

Reid and Coles Jones

Erd M. Venable

Michele Karwoski

Monty and Nancy Hanes White

Marriott Little

Smedes and Rosemary York

Kenneth Rickler

CONTRIBUTORS FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS CTNC is deeply grateful to donors who consistently contribute year after year. These dedicated donors make it possible for us to pursue our day-to-day conservation work and plan future projects. Thank you for your long-term commitment to conservation. Welborn and Patty Alexander Nancy Allured Anonymous (2) Lars and Lynn Balck Joe and Karen Bearden Thomas and Kay Beardsley Mark and S. Elizabeth Beeler Martha Beery Bob and Chris Berndt Bernhardt Furniture Company Alex Bernhardt Andrew and Caelia Bingham Al and Ann Blackburn John and Sherra Blackburn Wilbert and Carolyn Blackman Blackwater, LLC Billy Holiday Dianne Blanke Blue Spiral 1 Fine Arts Gallery John Cram Dan and Linda Brown Malcolm and Patty Brown Patrick and Patricia Cartwright James and Karen Catalana Neal and Nancy Cheek Robert and Callie Connor Robert and Caroline Cowan Michael Domonkos Anna Lee Dorsett EarthShare of North Carolina Marjorie Eckels Ronald and Nancy Edgerton Dr. Jack and Martha Emery Gerald and Rosemary Enos Chris Eubank Edward Fleming

Donald and Linda Frey Michael and Mary Friedman Lee Galloway and Nancy Thompson Herbert and Sylvia Gill David and Lallie Godschalk Grass Roots Press Miriam Melendez and Gary Cappy Charles Gunn Robert Healy Juliana Henderson Debbie Hill Olivia Holding Stace and Sheila Horine Nancy Howie Leah Karpen Henri Kieffer and Ann Batchelder Bob and Norma Kimzey Cy King Clifford and Ruth Kirk Jim and Lynn Lawton Paul and Sheilah Lombardo Jerome Long Lydia Sargent Macauley Lynn Maguire Sarah Manning Mast General Store John and Faye Cooper Leslie McKinney John and Connie McLendon Lisa McQuay Sharon Mills Michael Murchison and Barbara Sullivan Margaret J. Newbold Minetta Newbold Edward and Susan Norvell Oliver Orr, Jr.

Max and Mary Padgett Dickson and Jean Phillips Cathy Phillips Jim and Judy Pick James and Lillian Poole Bill and Jane Raney Thomas and Elizabeth Redding W. Jim and Jane Richardson John and Ellen Rogers Fon and Mac Rogers Marc Rudow and Deborah Miles Nancy Sample John and Deborah Santini Victor and Judy Sears Robert and Alethea Segal John Shaw George R. Slaton Philip and Pat Smith C and Nancy Sommer Kyle and Mary Sonnenberg Brad and Shelli Lodge Stanback Fred and Alice Stanback William and Nancy Stanback Bruce and Jo Ann Stonestreet Leo and Margaret Storey Joseph and Jo Ann Swofford Ross Vaughan Tom and Debbie Wallace Ted and Terri Waller Charlotte Walton Bill and Judy Watson Dewey Wells Elizabeth Whitener J. Tracy and Barbara M. Wilkerson D. Reid Wilson and Karen Rindge Carol W. Wood

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PLEASE JOIN US APRIL 28 FOR OUR ANNUAL MEADOW, SUMMIT & LEGACY SOCIETIES RECEPTION Our guest speaker will be Meg Lowman, Director of the Nature Research Center (the exciting new wing of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences). Meg is an internationally renowned scientist who has done groundbreaking (skybreaking?) research on tropical rainforest canopies. In her talk, “Out on a Limb – Saving Forests Both Locally and Globally,” “Canopy Meg” will share her dynamic international perspective on the importance of saving natural areas right here in North Carolina. Sunday, April 28, 4 – 6 pm, at the Raleigh home of CTNC Board member Kelley Dixon Russell and husband John.

Keep an eye out for your invitation in the mail.

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