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Land Trust Protects Nature, Helps Owners Reach Goals by SUSAN USHER Eleven acres of bottomland hard woods in New Hanover Countv. More than 530 acres of marsh in Carteret County. A Carolina Beach lake. The Indigo Plantation Marshes near Southport that flank the main land ferry terminal for Bald Head Island. What d? they have in common other than the natural beauty of coastal Carolina that attracts more and more new residents, retirees, second-home buyers and vacationers each year? Assurance that they will continue relatively undisturbed. All four are conservation projects of the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust. The trust got its start two years ago, shortly after Camilla Hcrlcvich returned to Wilmington and opened a private law practice. At the time rhe Conservation Trust for North Carolina in Raleigh was looking at ways to develop trusts to pursue conservation protection projects of regional value. "I thought I could do it and bene fit the area I grew up in," said Herlevich, whose father, the late V.W. Herlevich, was a forester known throughout southeastern North Carolina. "I had been working the past 12 years as a staff lawyer for the Nature Conservancy in Florida." The North Carolina Coastal I,and Trust works, its brochure states, to "bring people together? citizens and landowners, natives and newcom ers ? toward the common goal of protecting the coastal region's habi tats and important natural areas." Herlevich, who earned a bache lor s degree from Duke University and a law degree from Boston University, serves as the trust's part time director while maintaining her practice. She reports io a board of directors that includes President Michael Murchison of Wilmington and Vice President Minnie Hunt of Sunset Beach. Entering its third year of opera tion, the Coastal Land Trust has ap proximately 200 members, an annu al budget expected to reach $90,000, several projects already under way, and a plan of work that reflects its priorities. , The trust focuses on local acquisi tion of open spaces and natural areas in the state s 20 coastal counties. It also provides information and edu cation for landowners, civic groups, attorneys and land planners on ways to conserve and protect environmen tally significant lands through con servation easements, tax incentives for conservation land donations and innovative public funding sources for land conservation. With a small budget, its basic tools are research, cooperation and education. Everything we do is voluntary " Mid Herlevich, U.S. Geological Survey maps spread about her in the trusts small, but attractive second floor space in the Bear Building of Wilmington's Cotton Exchange overlooking Front Street. "We do nothing other than in cooperation with the landowners." Focus is on protecting places that contain ecological resources of re gional significance, often those that also have archaeological or histori cal values, or other assets. "Places that are important not only to scien C/L **" ' * lifDf ci/rru V. /"* J T M M M.J L^dS 1 KLilVJ^U ? a * * 1 klf?t/ir>? v? amining a map of natural sites in Brunswick County, directs the N.C. Coastal Land Trust. The nonprofit organization works in the 20 coastal counties to acquire open spaces and natural areas, educate landowners and others about conservation, and promote good land stewardship. STAFF mOTO BY SUSAN USHE* | tists but to communities as well," said Herlevich. Beyond that the trust gives top priority to projects not being taken care of by other organizations or agencies; projects where private conservation efforts might be work able; and projects that are within its capabilities. "We don't have enough money to acquire maritime forests on a barrier island, for example," said Herlevich, "but we might be able to establish a conservation easement for a mar itime forest on the mainland." The trust basically works with lo cal communities to acquire conser vation lands by easement or fee-sim ple title by voluntary donations from land owners, cooperative projects with local and state agencies and partnership projects with other con servation organizations. Possibilities are abundant. Its "road map" over the next few years will be a Coastal Protection Plan re cently completed by the Conser vation Trust For North Carolina. The plan establishes project selec tion criteria, compiles a list of po tential projects ? a number of them in Brunswick County, and sets some priorities. On the trust's list of potential pro jects are, the Cape Fear River com dor and the lower strelches of the Brunswick River and Town Creek; Sunset Bcach's wood stork ponds; colonial bird nesting islands now in private ownership; lime sink ponds and Carolina bays; remnants of mainland maritime forests and lon gleaf pine savannas; and remaining undeveloped barrier islands in pri vate ownership, such as Bird Island. "To begin with, we're trying to identify one major project and sev eral smaller ones within each of the three coastal areas," said Herlevich. "We're seeking some funding to do the 'courthouse' research." That preliminary research in volves identifying property owner ship, gaining some idea of the own er's plans for the property and ex ploring conservation alternatives that might interest or benefit the property owner. "The owner may or may not know something special is there," said Herlevich. "We're not out to take their land, but if they are inter ested, we tell them about the pro jects and programs that are avail able." Many of those options offer in come and/or estate tax benefits, while still allowing the owner some use of the property. Possibilities in clude a special use program, tax New Arrivals Girls: Wind Suits, Pant Sets, Skirt Sets Ladies: Sweaters, Wind Suits, Jog Sets, Blouses, Slacks, Dresses Mens: Sweaters & CLOTHING OUTLET K&DMFG, Quality Clothing at Outlet Prices Monday-Saturday 10 am-4 pm 430 Mulberry St. ? Shallone 754-2260 60% Off Remaining 2-) Summer ^ Items /n % ?' ' - - V . ' Fall Sale 20% Off MasterCard ? Visa ?American Express ? Op Hwy. 179, Meadow Square, Shallotte Mon-Sat 10-5:30 754-7658 Selected New Fall Merchandise Layawaya Welcome On Fall Sale Merchandise credits, a conservation easement that provides income and estate tax ben efits, and state tax benefits. Herlevich is available to speak to any group interested in learning more about North Carolina's coastal resources and the public and private benefits of land conservation. "One of the areas I'm interested in is how areas and natural beauty don't drain a county econom ically," said Herlevich, referring to a recently completed study and a Nov. 10 workshop in Beaufort co-spon sored by the trust and the N.C. Coasiai Federation. "People arc moving to Brunswick County be cause of its natural beauty, which is one reason that beauty needs to be protected. "That's something I like to talk to groups like chambers of commerce about. It's an area of coiuiiiua con cern. Too often business interests and environmental interests are ad versarial and there is common ground." Hirifirh ?nH the N.C. Coastal Land Trust can be reached at 910 763-0332, or 313 North Front Street, Suite A, Wilmington, N.C. 28401. Natural Site Inventory Of Brunswick Under Way Through a contract with biologist Richard LcBlond of Swansboro, the N.C. Coastal Land Trust is in the first year of a three-year, $30,000 in ventory of Brunswick County for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. "We're sitting on a gold mine here," said trust Director Camilla Herlevich. "Brunswick County is believed to have the highest biologi cal wealth of any county in the state." The purpose of the inventory is to locate and map areas within the county that are of greatest signifi cance in terms of natural biogotical diversity, mainly those that arc in near-natural condition and/or sup port rare species or distinct natural communities. The study will provide planners, land use managers and property owners with information they can use in making decisions about land use. The Brunswick County Plan ning Department, for instance, has already asked for information to aid in its land use planning. Inventory data also can help developers avoid costly construction delays by pro viding advance information about the location and importance of sen sitive lands and habitats. Already Le Blond has found new occurrences or sites in Brunswick County for rare and endangered species and some good examples of natural communities. At the end of the study his find ings will be published and also in cluded in the state Natural Heritage Program's information database. MOST ITEMS 1/2 RETAIL PRICES White Icker Set with Love Seat 2 Chairs, Cushions and Coffee Table Colorful Rattan Sofas 5 pc. Rattan Dining Set We Import All Our Items So You Save $$$ Come Visit Our New Store Off Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte ? 754-4404 Entrance off Bur 17 N. Just before the bypass or directly off Hwy. 17 N. (Next To CoestsJ ATTENTION MEN OVER 50! National Prostate Awareness Week is September 18-24 Prostate disease is of growing concern in your age category. Consider: ? 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