Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures

Outdoor Alliance - Linville Gorge
Photo: Shannon Millsaps - Logan Knowles
GRANT NAME:
Protecting North Carolina’s Mountain Treasures
GRANTEE:
Outdoor Alliance
LOCATION
North Carolina
AMOUNT
$45,000
Year
2023

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