The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation recently awarded $3,025,636 in grants for 13 land acquisition projects through the Complete the Trails Program Fund. And four of the trail projects that received the grants are located in McDowell County.
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N.C. State Parks Division announces grants for land acquisition projects for trails
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Foothills Conservancy recently has received a state grant to help with the expansion of the Wilderness Gateway State Trail.
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The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina received two grants for the Wilderness Gateway State Trail. One of the grants is $293,700 and will be used for land acquisition at the Pinnacle Mountains West part of the Wilderness Gateway State Trail. The land for this project is in southern McDowell and northern Rutherford. Another grant of $85,000 was awarded to the Foothills Conservancy for the Wilderness Gateway State Trail.
- N.C. STATE TRAILS WEBSITE
Authorized in 2015, the Fonta Flora State Trail will connect Morganton to Asheville with a hiking and biking trail and it will have a loop around Lake James. The trail will traverse Lake James State Park, part of Pisgah National Forest and continue through Marion and Old Fort. It will also connect to the Overmountain Victory State Trail and the Mountains-to-Sea State Trail. When complete, it will be approximately 100 miles long.
- N.C. STATE TRAILS WEBSITE
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The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina received two grants for the Wilderness Gateway State Trail. One of the grants is $293,700 and will be used for land acquisition at the Pinnacle Mountains West part of the Wilderness Gateway State Trail. The land for this project is in southern McDowell and northern Rutherford. Another grant of $85,000 was awarded to the Foothills Conservancy for the Wilderness Gateway State Trail.
- N.C. STATE TRAILS WEBSITE
Authorized in 2015, the Fonta Flora State Trail will connect Morganton to Asheville with a hiking and biking trail and it will have a loop around Lake James. The trail will traverse Lake James State Park, part of Pisgah National Forest and continue through Marion and Old Fort. It will also connect to the Overmountain Victory State Trail and the Mountains-to-Sea State Trail. When complete, it will be approximately 100 miles long.
- N.C. STATE TRAILS WEBSITE
