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North Carolina Chatham/ Lee CARA Goes to Senate Deep River Proposed for Heritage Corridor BY A COMFORTABLE MARGIN SLOWLY BUT CERTAINLY , THE DEEP would be the first state - designated OF 315 - 1021 the Conservation RIVER IS GAINING ATTENTION as one of the Heritage Corridor in North Carolina . and Reinvestment Act most significant historic and natural corri - Mack Whatley , President of RHC and ( CARA , HR 701 ) passed the dors in our state . Mayor. of Franklinville , hopes to convince US House of Representatives in The Randolph Heritage Conservancy Rep. Howard Coble to introduce a bill for early May and is now sitting in ( RHC ) is leading an effort to designate national designation . the Senate Energy and Natural the Deep River as an official Heritage Designation is just Phase One of RHC 's Resources Committee . Corridor , a title that would afford little long- term plan for the Deep River . Phase Triangle Reps . David Price protection for water quality , open space , Two includes acquisition and preservation and Howard Coble cospon - or historic sites but would express recogni - of historic and natural sites , marketing and sored the bill , while Reps . Price tion of the Deep River' s significance . promotional programs , interpretative sig- and Bob Etheridge voted for it State Sen. Ellie Kinnaird has recently nape , and recreational development in the ( Rep . Coble was out of town for introduced legislation to designate the form of greenways , hiking , biking , and the vote ) . Deep River as a State Heritage Corridor. If water trails . For more information contact As passed in the House , the her bill , SB 1479 , passes , the Deep River Susan Smith at 1 - 800 - 626- 2672 , bill would appropriate $ 3 bil - lion annually from oil and gas Durham/ Orange Chatham/ Lee drilling fees for various conser- vation programs over the next Progress on New Hope Creek TLC Campaign Exceeds Target 15 years . North Carolina would THIS SPRING MARKS THE TENTH THANKS TO 483 PRIVATE DONORS , the receive more than $ 46 . 6 mil - ANNIVERSARY of grassroots and govern - Triangle Land Conservancy has exceeded lion annually for eight separate programs , including money for mental efforts to protect the New Hope its goal of $ 200 , 000 to match a $ 1 . 189 Creek. In a review report , the New Hope million grant from the NC Clean Water conservation easements , his - Creek Advisory Committee says that the Manabement Trust Fund . toric preservation, urban parks , wetlands and buffer protection, New Hope Master Plan has been instru - As of June 20 , TLC had raised restoration of Indian reserva - mental in the implementation of its 20 - $ 237 , 000 with ten days to go in the cam- tions , and wildlife preservation. year program of land acquisition and trail paign. TLC has already used campaign In the House , CARA suc - development . The committee reports that funds to purchase 313 acres along the more than 800 acres have been protected river , including a canoe access site and a cessfully overcame several amendments which would have in both counties and that several miles of historic farm. weakened the bill , though in a trails have been built throughout the cores The remaining money and additional ridor. Most of the floodway and floodway funds raised will go to future TLC land letter to Triangle Land Conservancy ( TLC ) , Rep . Price fnnge has been protected , but the headwa - acquisition projects in the lower Deep predicted that it might still face ters and tributary streams remain vulnera- River area . For more information contact " significant opposition from ble . For more information contact Audrey Becky Bumgardner at 919- 833 -3662 . some western senators . " Booth at 919 -918 - 3476 . It might also face opposition from eastern senators . Although Triangle CARA funds would be mainly distributed to state and local National Land Trust Coming to the Triangle governments , Sen . Jesse Helms voiced one concern in a letter THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, A NATIONAL NON - PROFIT working to protect land for human enjoyment and well -being , is establishing a Triangle area office . David Proper to TLC , saying : " The federal government already owns a will leave his position as Property Officer for Wake County to become TPL's project great deal of land . We are haves manager and only staff person in the Raleigh branch. "We're excited about establishing ifficult time maintaining ing a d a presence in the Triangle area, and we look forward to working with local governments it and to purchase more would and non- profits , " Proper said . The Trust for Public Land was founded in 1972 and has not be in the best interest of protected more than one million acres in 45 states . For more information contact David that property . " Proper at 919 - 856 - 6176 . 5