2005
North Carolina State Parks acquired the 3,000-acre Lake James State Park expansion property. Foothills Conservancy began its endeavor of acquiring the Catawba Headwaters Preserve and acquired its Riverbend Preserve on the Broad River.
Tract | Designation | County | Acres |
June Adams | Catawba Headwaters Preserve | McDowell | 753 |
Sheila Adams I | Catawba Headwaters Preserve | McDowell | 130 |
Pisgah/Black Bear Gameland | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | McDowell | 850 |
Riverbend Preserve | Conservation Easement | Rutherford | 234 |
Carpenter Broad Riverbend | Conservation Easement | Rutherford | 125 |
Paddy’s Creek Long Arm | Lake James State Park | Burke | 2,915 |
TOTAL: |
5,007 |