Through the varied conservation tools at its disposal, PAC has helped protect more than 8,000 acres of our area's valuable natural resources. PAC holds conservation easements on 52 protected properties. PAC owns 24 properties.
PAC is responsible for monitoring 62 easements annually, 8 of which are owned by the state of North Carolina and one which is held by The Nature Conservancy. PAC is responsible for monitoring a total of 4,526.08 acres annually to make certain that the terms of the conservation agreements are upheld.
PAC holds a native plant sale!
WE HAVE NEW PLANTS!
Stop by the PAC office, Monday-Friday from 10-2 and check out the native plants we have for sale!
While supplies last, PAC will hold a native plant sale at our office, located at 850 N. Trade St. (Hwy 176 near Nancy Roth Antiques and the Frog and Swan Antiques). Stop by or call to see if we have your favorite native for sale!
Taken 5/17/12.
Taken 5/17/12.
While supplies last, PAC will hold a native plant sale at our office, located at 850 N. Trade St. (Hwy 176 near Nancy Roth Antiques and the Frog and Swan Antiques). Stop by or call to see if we have your favorte native for sale!
All plants are native to the area and are being rescued from a NC DOT right-of-way scheduled for clearing. Tryon Garden Club and PAC have worked together to rescue these plants.
Some of the species for sale will include: Sweet Betsy Trillium, Bloodroot, Solomon’s Seal, Christmas Fern, Mayapple, Wild Hydrangea, Sweet Shrub, Hepatica, Black Cohosh and much more!
There are several benefits to landscaping with native species, such as, once the plants are established, they require minimal care, they are ecologically valuable, sustaining native butterflies, beneficial insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and other native species, and landscaping with natives helps restore the character of the land and places fewer demands on resources.
Bucket o' natives. (photo by Mary Savard)
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PAC teams up with the Polk County Wellness Coalition
on National Trails Day, June 2, for
"Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly: A Coalition for Wellness Promotion"!
Follow this link to Upcoming Events for more information.
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Check out Recent Events to see photos from our 8th
Annual PACWalk for Preservation
&
2nd Annual PACRun 5K Trail Run
from Saturday, May 5, 2012 at
Tryon Estates, 617 Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus, NC
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Check out Upcoming Events/Hikes for material on an informational meeting about
Horse Farm Conservation
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
at the newly renovated Auditorium in the Mill Spring Agricultural and Community Development Center
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Check out Upcoming Events/Hikes for information on David Campbell's presentation on The Flora and Landscapes of the Southern Mountain Region, held on June 16th at Walnut Creek Preserve's Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center, at 10:00.
Part of the Green River watershed. (photo by Pam Torlina)
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For information on Voluntary Conservation Easements (Agreements), click on the link below to download the latest in depth publication, Voluntary Conservation Agreements: An Introduction for North Carolina Land Owners, or contact the Pacolet Area Conservancy for a printed version.
Click here to download the 3 MB pdf: Voluntary Conservation Agreements: An Introduction for North Carolina Land Owners
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GET INFORMATION about how protecting your property may qualify you in for FEDERAL & STATE TAX BENEFITS! And how preservation of your land can set the standard for our area’s conservation.
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See A CONSERVATION MAP showing where your property fits in the landscape of permanently protected land in the area, and/or see where your farm fits into protected land in Horse Country!
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If you'd like to see a new: A 10 MINUTE VIDEO about protecting our horse country, featuring interviews about how Virginia’s Piedmont Environmental Council protected their vast Horse Country, just ask to see or borrow the "Saving Horse Country" DVD.
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GRANT NEWS: PAC has received a recent grant from the Polk County Community Foundation!
The Chocolate Drop Incentive Donation Grant--
This funding from PCCF provides financial incentives to cover closing costs when a Chocolate Drop lot owner donates his or her lot to PAC.
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Thanks to a grant from the federal Scenic Byways Program of the DOT, PAC JUST COMPLETED A 138 PAGE REPORT, "PACOLET VALLEY SCENIC BYWAY NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION & APPRECIATION COMPREHENSIVE STUDY REPORT."' ___________________________________________________________________________
Featured Green Giving Business Sponsors:
TRYON ESTATES Retirement Community, Columbus, NC and
Sponsor businesses include: Bonnie Brae and Pro Physical Therapy in Columbus, NC, Little Mountain Farm Supply and the Frog and Swan Antiques in Tryon, NC.
Please support the businesses which support our conservation work!
PAC works not only with landowners, but also with other land trusts, state and federal agencies to accomplish conservation goals. PAC also endorses the North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan, or SWAP, which encourages the preservation of wildlife through habitat conservation.
