“Rare and sensitive” habitat on a historic North Carolina family farm has been saved from development in a fast-growing region of the state, conservationists said.
Three environmental groups permanently protected 150 acres on part of the Mundy farm that is tied to the founding of present-day Denver in eastern Lincoln County, Catawba Lands Conservancy officials said last week.
Fragile habitat
The site includes ecologically significant granitic flatrock, which supports rare plants adapted to thin soils and harsh growing conditions, according to a conservancy statement.
Located about five miles west of Lake Norman, the property includes about 1,800 feet of Wingate Creek, part of the Dutchmans Creek watershed, officials said…