Our Mission

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy partners with landowners and organizations to protect land and water resources vital to our natural heritage and quality of life. Dedicated to saving the places you love, CMLC works to permanently conserve and actively care for an ever-growing regional network of locally and nationally significant farm, forest, park and natural lands.

What’s New at CMLC?

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Bearwallow Beast 5K Trail Run & Festival RESCHEDULED for Sunday, June 23rd

BEARWALLOW BEAST 5K TRAIL RUN & FESTIVAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 23rd Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy presents the 2nd annual Bearwallow Beast 5K--a challenging footrace race that ranks among the most difficult in the southeast. The race features nearly 1,400 feet of elevation gain over its 3.1...

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Attend CMLC's Annual Meeting: Sunday, May 19 @ Camp Tekoa in Hendersonville

Join CMLC for our Annual Meeting featuring an engaging presentation by speaker Dr. Timothy P. Spira, professor at Clemson University and author of Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont, recognition of our Lady Slipper Volunteer award winners, and the announcement and...

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Now Accepting Applications for 2013-2014 AmeriCorps Project Conserve Service Term

AmeriCorps Project Conserve is now accepting applications for 34 public service positions at 22 environmental non-profits across western North Carolina that focus on land conservation, water quality, energy conservation and local agriculture. Application deadline is May 22. AmeriCorps Project Conserve...

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Volunteer with CMLC, CMC, & REI Asheville on National Trails Day: Sunday, June 2nd

Get your hands dirty with CMLC, Carolina Mountain Club, and REI Asheville on National Trails Day, Sunday June 2nd. Help build the new Trombatore Trail, a three mile extension of the popular Bearwallow Mountain Trail in the Hickory Nut Gorge. Spend a fun day in the woods while being part of constructing...

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REI Asheville Honored by CMLC and NC Land Trusts for Promoting Conservation

REI Asheville was honored as the 2013 Corporate Conservation Partner of the Year, one of several awards bestowed annually by North Carolina’s 24 local land trusts to businesses, governments and individuals who lead efforts to protect the state’s streams and lakes, forests, farms, parkland and wildlife habitat,...

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Support CMLC by Shopping at Mast General Store in Hendersonville on Land Trust Day - Saturday June 1st

Help CMLC by shopping at Hendersonville's Mast General Store (527 N. Main St.) on Land Trust Day: Saturday, June 1st, 2013. In support of land conservation in western NC, Mast General Store will donate 25% of all sales on Land Trust Day to CMLC (Hendersonville location only). Browse Mast General Store online now and...

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