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N.C. DOCUMENTS NORTH CAROLINA :; 1969 NATURAL HERITAGE P~t5l;Rtl1{1( for the preservation of natural diversity Newsletter SPRING-SUMMER 1989 · North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development Division of Parks and Recreation, P. 0. Box 27687, Raleigh, N. C. 27611 James G. Martin, Governor BIG YELLOW MOUNTAIN AND WHITE PINES NATURE PRESERVES DEDICATED The Triangle Land Conservancy's 242-acre White Pines Preserve , and The Nature Conservancy Is 426-acre Big Yellow Mountain Preserve have been permanently dedicated as North Carolina Nature Preserves through completion of articles of dedication and donation of conservation easements to the State of North Carolina. The Department of Natural Resources and Conmunity Development endorsed the preserve dedications, and Gov. Martin and the Council of State formally accepted the dedications. These dedications bring the total nllllher of preserves dedicated under terms of the state's Nature Preserves Act of 1985 to 11 areas, which total 14,730 acres. The White Pines Preserve is located in Chatham County at the confluence of the Rocky and Deep rivers. Land for the preserve was purchased by the local land trust through a private fundraising campaign. The preserve contains stands of white pines at the farthest southeastern point of the tree species' natural range. The white pine stands are relicts of the Ice Age and are separated by 75 miles from the next nearest natural occurrences to the vest. The scientific and educational value of the white pines has been recognized for a century; Along with a variety of oountain-like vegetation on the cool, north-facing slopes, is a rich assortment of other natural conmunities and plant and animal life. The area includes floodplain forests along both rivers, hardwood forests in the ravines, rhododendron and mountain laurel slopes, old-growth oak and hickory forest on the dry ridgetops, and 200-year old beech trees over a carpet of spring-flowering wildflowers. A nationally endangered fish species is found in the river ~nt next to the preserve. The combination of rock-studded rivers and forested slopes creates an exceptionally beautiful scene. continued on page 2 William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS PENDING flt the tilllP, of preparation for this newsletter, several legislative proposals were pending which could provide major assistance for natural heritage protection. The General Assembly has removed the 1989 "sunset" termination provision from the statute which in 1987 established the Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Fund, and is considering an appropriation bill that would allocate a surcharge on fees for personalized autQlll)bile license plates to go to that fund. If the license plate fee increase is passed, as much as $1. 5 million' annually could go to the Natural Heritage Fund for use to acquire and manage state-owned natural areas and to finance natural heritage inventory and protection planning projects. An alternative proposal would increase the real estate transfer tax to benefit the Natural Heritage Trust Fund and a water and sewer construction fund. other proposals would provide direct state appropriations of $275,000 for each year of the biennium to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund. other pending appropriations proposals would finance natural areas surveys for several counties, would finance purchases of critical inholdings in state parks, would extend state acquisition of land for the Buxton Woods and Masonboro Island coastal reserves, and would expand the staff for the Department of Agriculture's Plant Conservation Program. No proposals were introduced to expand staff or operational budgets for the Natural Heritage Program or the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program. The Historic and Nature Preserves Act was amended to add and protect a number of parcels of land (totalling 35, 750 acres) added in recent years to the state parks system. other enacted legislation authorized an exchange of land between the town of Cary and state of North Carolina, which will expand the size of state property in the Hemlock Bluffs Natural Area. · continued on page 12
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Full Text | N.C. DOCUMENTS NORTH CAROLINA :; 1969 NATURAL HERITAGE P~t5l;Rtl1{1( for the preservation of natural diversity Newsletter SPRING-SUMMER 1989 · North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development Division of Parks and Recreation, P. 0. Box 27687, Raleigh, N. C. 27611 James G. Martin, Governor BIG YELLOW MOUNTAIN AND WHITE PINES NATURE PRESERVES DEDICATED The Triangle Land Conservancy's 242-acre White Pines Preserve , and The Nature Conservancy Is 426-acre Big Yellow Mountain Preserve have been permanently dedicated as North Carolina Nature Preserves through completion of articles of dedication and donation of conservation easements to the State of North Carolina. The Department of Natural Resources and Conmunity Development endorsed the preserve dedications, and Gov. Martin and the Council of State formally accepted the dedications. These dedications bring the total nllllher of preserves dedicated under terms of the state's Nature Preserves Act of 1985 to 11 areas, which total 14,730 acres. The White Pines Preserve is located in Chatham County at the confluence of the Rocky and Deep rivers. Land for the preserve was purchased by the local land trust through a private fundraising campaign. The preserve contains stands of white pines at the farthest southeastern point of the tree species' natural range. The white pine stands are relicts of the Ice Age and are separated by 75 miles from the next nearest natural occurrences to the vest. The scientific and educational value of the white pines has been recognized for a century; Along with a variety of oountain-like vegetation on the cool, north-facing slopes, is a rich assortment of other natural conmunities and plant and animal life. The area includes floodplain forests along both rivers, hardwood forests in the ravines, rhododendron and mountain laurel slopes, old-growth oak and hickory forest on the dry ridgetops, and 200-year old beech trees over a carpet of spring-flowering wildflowers. A nationally endangered fish species is found in the river ~nt next to the preserve. The combination of rock-studded rivers and forested slopes creates an exceptionally beautiful scene. continued on page 2 William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS PENDING flt the tilllP, of preparation for this newsletter, several legislative proposals were pending which could provide major assistance for natural heritage protection. The General Assembly has removed the 1989 "sunset" termination provision from the statute which in 1987 established the Recreation and Natural Heritage Trust Fund, and is considering an appropriation bill that would allocate a surcharge on fees for personalized autQlll)bile license plates to go to that fund. If the license plate fee increase is passed, as much as $1. 5 million' annually could go to the Natural Heritage Fund for use to acquire and manage state-owned natural areas and to finance natural heritage inventory and protection planning projects. An alternative proposal would increase the real estate transfer tax to benefit the Natural Heritage Trust Fund and a water and sewer construction fund. other proposals would provide direct state appropriations of $275,000 for each year of the biennium to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund. other pending appropriations proposals would finance natural areas surveys for several counties, would finance purchases of critical inholdings in state parks, would extend state acquisition of land for the Buxton Woods and Masonboro Island coastal reserves, and would expand the staff for the Department of Agriculture's Plant Conservation Program. No proposals were introduced to expand staff or operational budgets for the Natural Heritage Program or the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program. The Historic and Nature Preserves Act was amended to add and protect a number of parcels of land (totalling 35, 750 acres) added in recent years to the state parks system. other enacted legislation authorized an exchange of land between the town of Cary and state of North Carolina, which will expand the size of state property in the Hemlock Bluffs Natural Area. · continued on page 12 |