Increase prescribed burning of longleaf pine habitat, build public support for longleaf conservation through the Fire in the Pines festival, and mentor private landowners on longleaf pine restoration in eastern North Carolina. Project will establish 160 acres of longleaf pine, complete controlled burns on 22,554 acres, and improve management of an additional 1,099 acres of longleaf pine habitat, benefitting red-cockaded woodpecker and Bachman's sparrow.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Longleaf Stewardship Fund
Project Title: Restoring Longleaf Pine and At-Risk Species Habitat in the Cape Fear Arch Region (NC)
Organization:
The Nature Conservancy
Project ID:
1903.21.071377
Description:
Award Amount:
$299942.47
Location:
Bladen, Brunswick, Hoke, New Hanover and Sampson counties, North Carolina