By Catherine M. Welch
Wilmington, NC – The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has struck a deal with owners of the Poplar Grove Plantation to make sure it will never be developed.
Poplar Grove Plantation secured what's called a "conservation agreement" that will protect the civil war era plantation located near the Pender-New Hanover county line.
This rapidly developing area is also home to Futch and Foy creeks. And Coastal Land Trust Director Camilla Herlevich says the Poplar Grove project will help preserve the creeks, which are some of the most pristine creeks in the region.
"Every time you protect a little bit in a watershed that takes a little bit of the pressure off, reduces the run off and helps contribute to keeping that watershed in good shape."
Herlevich says this recent donation allows the Land Trust to continue preserving land as state funding drops off due to the state budget crunch.
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