Today we headed out to visit our friend who has a building site at Creston Preserve near Black Mountain, 
NC. We hiked down the gentle slope, past the twin mountain laurels toward the sound of the waterfall. The sun was just rising. It was about 65 degrees- perfect day for a hike through the woods.
It has been reported that natural areas like the one we took on our hike and seen in the photo here are
" irreplaceable as laboratories for scientific research, as reservoirs of natural materials for uses that may not now be known, as habitats for plant and animal species and biotic communities, as living museums where people may observe natural biotic and environmental systems and the interdependence of all forms of life, and as reminders of the vital dependence of the health of the human community on the health of the other natural communities."
And after our half-day sojourn, we agree. Totally!
In North Carolina, we have established a Natural Heritage Program . It provides assistance in the selection and nomination for registration or dedication of natural areas. This program includes classification of natural heritage resources, an inventory of their locations, and a data bank for that information.
LOOKING FOR SPECIAL LAND? PLEASE NOTE:
1.Nature preserves may be acquired by gift, grant, or purchase.
2.There are a select number of amazing real properties available for sale in the Asheville, NC area. They do qualify as "outstanding natural areas" like that we visited for our hike today.
3. YOU can take part in funding and founding nature preserves by investing in such a property.
4. The owner of a qualified natural area even may transfer fee simple title or other interest in land to the State.
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