South Mountain Headwaters: Catawba Basin Watershed Protection Project
Foothills Conservancy of NC, Connelly Springs, NC
This project will permanently protect 2,213-acres of water supply watershed lands adjoining the South Mountains State Park at the headwaters of the Henry Fork & Jacob Fork rivers through fee acquisition by the land trust and state park, & management for public use.
Counties Impacted:
- Burke County (directly)
- Catawba
- Lincoln
- Gaston
- Mecklenburg (indirectly)
Watershed protection in the Catawba River Basin is important for keeping our creeks, streams, rivers and lakes clean, and for maintaining abundant water supplies for all users. A grant from Duke Energy's Water Resources Fund was critical to the success of this partnership project between Foothills Conservancy and NC State Parks.
- Andrew Kota, Associate Director
