2007
Foothills Conservancy led efforts that secured legislative authorization for a new state park in the Hickory Nut Gorge and helped secure Chimney Rock and other lands for the new Chimney Rock State Park.
| Tract | Designation | County | Acres |
| Catawba Falls Access | FCNC Acquisition | McDowell | 23 |
| Chimney Rock | Chimney Rock State Park | Rutherford | 996 |
| Cane Creek Mountain I | Chimney Rock State Park | Rutherford | 100 |
| Barron Farm I | South Mountains State Park | Burke | 120 |
| Hall Knob | South Mountains State Park | Burke | 218 |
| Johns River Gameland | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Burke | 2,770 |
TOTAL: |
4,227 |