NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A nonprofit has announced it will cease its efforts to protect Sledge Forest in New Hanover County.
Unique Places to Save, a nonprofit in North Carolina focused on land and water conservation, announced that its application for funding from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF) was “not successful,” and as a result, it will stop trying to “acquire and conserve” Sledge Forest.
Sledge Forest spans over 4000 acres along the Northeast Cape Fear River. It has been designated as a threatened forest by the Old Growth Forest Network due to its “extensive wetlands, including tidal marsh and swamp, upland areas featuring longleaf pine, and vital habitats for rare species.”…