“The conservation of Little White Oak Mountain demonstrates the importance of protecting land for wildlife facing an uncertain future,” says Peter Howell of OSI.
Two-thirds of the land was transferred to the state to expand the Green River Game Lands for hiking, hunting and other outdoor recreation, and the remaining 300 will be a local park next to Polk County Middle School.
Learn more: openspaceinstitute.org/news/osi-grant-secures-protection-of-900-acres-in-north-carolina-blue-ridge-foothills
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The story above appears in our March/April 2019 issue.
