RALEIGH – Burke and Caldwell Counties will receive their share of $70.3 Million dollars allocated to 117 projects across North Carolina. In Burke County, provisional acquisition funds of over $700,000 have been allocated to Foothills Conservancy of NC for their Prospect Ridge Henry Fork River project. In addition, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is set to receive over $11,000 and City of Morganton is to receive over $400,000 for its Bethel Park – Phase 2 project. In Caldwell County, Foothills Conservancy of is set to receive over $2 million dollars for their Blowing Rock Tract – Johns River Headwaters project, over $300,000 for its Green Rock Creek – Buffalo Cove Game Land project, and over $500,000 for its Ripshin Ridge Buffalo Cove project.
To read the full press release, which includes the complete list of allocations and projects, click on the following link N.C. Land and Water Fund Awards $70.3 Million to Protect Natural Areas, Waterways, Historic Sites and Military Buffers | NC Gov. Cooper
