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. As an effective nonprofit organization 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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Help CMLC win a $5,000 CITGO fuel grant; VOTE once daily through February 9th!

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy needs your help to win gas for a year! CITGO's Fueling Good Program is awarding $5,000 gas cards to non-profits receiving the most online votes. Voting is easy and takes only seconds. Vote once a day through February 9th. Help "fuel" our mission to save the places you...

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Join CMLC for a Public Hike to Rich Mountain Jan. 28th at 9:00AM

CMLC invites you to a free winter hike to the top of Rich Mountain. Starting from Camp High Rocks’ beautiful grounds, near DuPont State Forest, we’ll cross a few horse pastures, then pick up a strenuous trail through open forest. We’ll pause for a breather between two unique and massive rock formations,...

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Saving More Than Mountains: Timeless History Protected at Alexander's Ford

Alexander’s Ford certified as part of the Overmountain Victory Trail; protected forever It was October 4, 1780. A patriot army of some 1,600 men made camp for the night on the banks of the Green River at a crossing that would later become known as Alexander’s Ford. The militia had traveled nearly 300...

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Take the CMLC Hiking Challenge - Earn Free Gear from Mast General Store!

Explore. Discover. Preserve. What You Do: Complete 8 Hikes What You Get: Hiking Patch, Free Hiking Gear Why You Should Do It: Have Fun, Support Land Conservation The CMLC Hiking Challenge encourages outdoor enthusiasts—and anyone interested in keeping western North Carolina’s mountains...

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Notice to Hikers: Florence Nature Preserve Access Trail Under Construction

In December, CMLC began construction on a new section of hiking trail that connects CMLC's newly opened trailhead on Highway 74A to the 600-acre Florence Nature Preserve (FNP). Located in the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge near the hamlet of Gerton, the new section of trail will replace a steep and eroded trail that...

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