Carolina Land & Lakes - Resource Conservation & Development

Conserving Resources for Healthy Communities
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Serving Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln Counties
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Improving the quality of life, creating a safer environment, providing a better economy.
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Carolina Land & Lakes Overview

Mission Statement: Carolina Land and Lakes serves as a bridge between local communities, federal and state agencies and other stakeholders to preserve, protect and provide responsible stewardship and utilization of local environmental resources.

We create a collaborative environment to benefit North Carolina counties in the Foothills and Piedmont, by providing economic development and resource protection and utilization, while strategically strengthening the local community.

We work in three areas: community development, clean water, and renewable energy. Our initiatives are supported through education, advocacy and creating innovative programs.

Energy

Carolina Land & Lakes assists local and small businesses and area agricultural enterprises in tackling the myriad of governmental energy efficiency programs available on a regional basis to reduce energy consumption or redirect it towards more cost effective and environmentally sound energy resources.

Conservation

CL&L plays an important role in linking key stakeholders in in North Carolina around land and water conservation issues. We have been a strong advocate for the efficient use of our forests products and surrounding lands.

Water

Having clean water and high water quality is important to our local economies and it serves an important measure for a safe environment and a thriving community in attracting new businesses, housing and recreation opportunities to our counties.

Education

CL&L is committed to the wise use of local resources by bringing interested parties together to understand both the short and long term impacts of land and water use policies and applications.

Latest News

03 APR 2023

Carolina Land and Lakes awarded 1.4 million CWDG grant from USFS. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $1.4 million in wildfire protection projects across the state as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program.

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02 MAR 2019

The "Good Fire in the Mountains" workshop was held to educate and engage members of the community surrounding Lake James State Park in Nebo, NC, about the use and importance of prescribed fire, and how to reduce wildfire risk. An afternoon prescribed burn demonstration was overseen and narrated by a park ranger, who ensured participant safety.

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22 FEB 2018

Carolinas Land and Lakes worked with other partners to remove the damaged Shuford Mill Dam in the Brookford community of Catawba County. This video explains how proper dam removal can benefit a river, and the wildlife that depends upon its waters.

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30 OCT 2018

View a colorful photo gallery of images from the groundbreaking ceremony for Mountain Island Educational State Forest. Not yet open to the public, the forest will feature classes and exhibits designed to educate schoolchildren, forestry professionals and the general public about the importance of North Carolina's forest health.

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Conserving Resources for Healthy Communities

Serving Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln Counties

Improving the quality of life, creating a safer environment, providing a better economy.

Carolina Land & Lakes Overview

What We Do

CL&L plays an important role in linking key stakeholders in in North Carolina around land and water conservation issues. We have been a strong advocate for the efficient use of our forests products and surrounding lands.

Having clean water and high water quality is important to our local economies and it serves an important measure for a safe environment and a thriving community in attracting new businesses, housing and recreation opportunities to our counties.

CL&L is committed to the wise use of local resources by bringing interested parties together to understand both the short and long term impacts of land and water use policies and applications.

Latest News

Carolina Land and Lakes awarded 1.4 million CWDG grant from USFS. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the USDA Forest Service is investing nearly $1.4 million in wildfire protection projects across the state as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program.

Carolinas Land and Lakes worked with other partners to remove the damaged Shuford Mill Dam in the Brookford community of Catawba County. This video explains how proper dam removal can benefit a river, and the wildlife that depends upon its waters.