Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures

Photo: Shannon Millsaps
GRANT NAME:
Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures
GRANTEE:
Outdoor Alliance
LOCATION
Washington, DC
AMOUNT
$50,000
Year
2021

To secure a final forest plan that secures decades long improved management for the 1.1 million acres of North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests; including administrative protections for 20 new eligible Wild and Scenic Rivers and 70,000 acres of recommended Wilderness; and implement a campaign to secure permanent Congressional protective designations for these special places.