Days before the deadline, Land Trust of North Alabama has raised funds to buy and preserve 91 acres along one of the Southeast’s last free-flowing rivers in Jackson County.
it has raised the required $223,000 to buy the land along the Paint Rock River, one of the Southeast’s last free-flowing rivers. Land Trust Executive Director Marie Bostick said 182 donors answered a public appeal to reach the goal days short of its Nov. 1 deadline.between the town of Paint Rock and the Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge.
“As our region experiences growth, it is critical that we recognize spaces in need of protection and take action,” Bostick said Friday. “Our community has once again stepped up at the moment we needed them, and we are incredibly grateful for their foresight and support.” Agricultural use will eventually stop to enhance wildlife habitat and protection of the river corridor. And as conservation property, it will not be open to the public.
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