Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
6.7 Land Trusts and Private Conservation Organizations 6.7.1 Audubon North Carolina
The mission of the National Audubon Society’s North Carolina office is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and North Carolina’s biological diversity. The Important Bird Areas (IBA) program is key to this mission. The IBA program operates under two objectives: • To identify places that are essential to sustaining the diversity and abundance of naturally occurring populations of birds in North Carolina • To protect or ensure the appropriate management of these sites for the long-term conservation of birds and their habitats Audubon North Carolina is a key partner for beach-nesting bird and colonial waterbird conservation efforts in the state. It has identified 96 IBAs that cover 4.9 million acres statewide. There are several regional Audubon Chapters across the state. For more information about their conservation efforts visit the website (http://nc.audubon.org). 6.7.2 North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) The mission of the NCWF is to be the leading advocate for all North Carolina wildlife and their habitats. The goals of NCWF are: • To advocate the conservation and enhancement of all wildlife and its habitat • To advocate ethical and biologically sound hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities • To advocate education, for children and adults, that increases public awareness of wildlife, its dependence on habitat, and the importance of both to human existence • In affiliation with member organizations, to communicate, cooperate, and partner with the NC General Assembly, state resource agencies, corporations, and other interested groups to advance the well-being of wildlife and its habitat • In affiliation with the National Wildlife Federation, to support national and international issues of mutual interest The NCWF was instrumental in the creation of the NCWRC in the mid-1940s, and it continues to be a key advocate for wildlife and wildlife-related policy in North Carolina. Additional information is available from its website (www.ncwf.org). 6.7.3 The Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) The Conservation Trust for North Carolina was created to help protect North Carolina’s land and water resources, both by direct action and by assisting private, local land trusts, other community groups, and private landowners. CTNC is a statewide land trust working with
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