COASTLINES VOLUME 20 // ISSUE 1 // Spring 2020
Your land saving the irreplaceable By Camilla M. Herlevich Executive Director, Coastal Land Trust
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uietly, for many months, dedicated Coastal Land Trust leaders have been working to accelerate the Coastal Land Trust’s conservation agenda. We recognize that today, more than ever, protecting our endangered coastal treasures is necessary to save the vitality of our coast, and to preserve its wonder and beauty for generations to come. While proud of all the amazing lands we’ve already saved, we know we can do more— and we are, thanks to “Your Land,” our campaign for the coast, an ambitious
$36 million dollar initiative.
Your Land will multiply the Coastal Land Trust’s capacity to do what we do better than anyone else—save the critical natural lands of the coast that provide countless public benefits for us, our families, our communities, and our state. Here’s how we’re doing it—with the campaign‘s three ambitious funding objectives:
Land Acquisition Fund
CAMPAIGN FOR THE COAST CAMPAIGN GOAL $36,000,000 COMMITTED $27,731,907 77% JANUARY 2020
69%
77%
81%
OPPORTUNITY FUND
PROMISE FUND
Goal: $30,000,000
Goal: $3,000,000
Goal: $3,000,000
Committed $23,214,705
Committed $2,080,000
Committed $2,437,202
LAND ACQUISITON
PROMISE FUND Stewardship Endowment: $416,696 Organizational Growth: $2,020,506
at the coast. You’ve told us that nothing is more important to you than saving land— so this is where the majority of funds raised will be spent.
Opportunity Fund Raise $3 million for an internal revolving loan fund, to act quickly in the real estate market with cash in hand to buy land, obtain options and carry out due diligence—repaying the loan with later grant-writing and fundraising.
Raise $30 million to secure and protect more of the Top 40 conservation projects
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Taking a Leap and Leaving a Legacy StarNews photo by Ken Blevins
Camilla Announces Retirement
Plans By Ben Steelman
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ome people seem to think Camilla Herlevich IS the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, and it’s easy to see why. A co-founder of the organization, Herlevich has been Executive Director of the Coastal Land Trust since its founding in 1992 and has been at the forefront of its campaign to save environmentally sensitive land in eastern North Carolina.
www.CoastalLandTrust.org
“It was really her vision,” said co-founder Michael Murchison. “It was her inspiration.”
“She has been our guiding light,” said Janice Allen, Director of Land Protection with the Land Trust, “as we’ve saved, now, more than 80,000
acres of land.” Herlevich has announced plans to retire in December (2020), and has entered a sort of victory lap. The StarNews presented her with its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. The North Carolina Society of New York named her and Jane Preyer as co-honorees at its annual gala in December for their work to protect the environment in the state of North Carolina. And on January 16, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Coastal Land Trust voted to rename its Stewardship Endowment Fund in her honor. The fund is now known as the Camilla M. Herlevich Legacy Stewardship Fund. camilla, continued on page 4
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