VOLUME 18 // ISSUE 2 summer 2017
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST
COASTLINES Conservation Crossroads Across the Coastal Plain
Oh, the Places You Can Go! (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)
Studies show that spending time in the out of doors can actually make you healthier. According to an article in the Huffington Post, spending time in nature has been shown to lower stress levels. Seattle-based environmental psychologist Judith Heerwagon is quoted as saying: “Just looking at a garden or trees or going for a walk, even if it’s in your own neighborhood, reduces stress. I don’t think anyone understands why, but there’s something about being in a natural setting that shows clear evidence of stress reduction, including physiological evidence — like lower heart rate.” Over the years, the Coastal Land Trust has played a major role in the creation of numerous nature preserves and parks up and down the coast. This summer, get outside and check out some of the places that we’ve helped protect.
Ev-Henwood Nature Preserve Brunswick County Ev-Henwood, a 174 acre preserve in Brunswick County, is free and open to the public, from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. A portable toilet and picnic tables are available on site and may be used at your convenience; fires are not permitted anywhere in the Preserve. Brochures with maps are available on site and you are welcome to take them with you upon departure In 2005, at the request of the late Mr. Troy Henry (former owner), 64 acres of the property
Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park
was placed under a conservation agreement with the Coastal Land Trust, in partnership with UNCW. The nature park’s name was derived from a combination of the names “Evans” and “Henry” which are Mr. Henry’s maternal and paternal family names. Its pronunciation sounds like “heaven-wood.” Archaeological studies have suggested that prior to European settlement, Ev-Henwood was used by southeastern North Carolina Indians, probably of a Sioux-speaking tribe. The Preserve is owned and managed by UNC Wilmington (UNCW). Read more about the land and its interesting history, as well as guidelines for use, at: http://uncw.edu/physicalplant/ arboretum/ev-henwood.
Mill Creek Prescribed Burn
We had a successful prescribed burn at our Mill Creek Preserve in February. Fire is a tool used in this longleaf pine habitat to increase the forest health and promote longleaf growth and succession.
www.CoastalLandTrust.org
Abbey Nature Preserve & Poplar Grove Plantation Pender County The Abbey Nature Preserve is full of beautiful trees, plants, flowers and wildlife, and as a courtesy of the owners, the Foy family, it is open and free to the public during daylight hours. The Coastal Land Trust and members of the Foy family have worked together toward the common goal of permanently protecting this property. The Coastal Land Trust secured funding while the Foy family designed and implemented a 2+ mile trail system through Conservation Crossroads, continued on page 4
Lobby Day, Raleigh, April 4, 2017
Coastal Land Trust Executive Director Camilla Herlevich met with Representative Ted Davis to lobby for his support for the state’s conservation trust funds and tax incentives for land conservation.
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