North Carolina Watershed
Reforestation Project and Memorial Trees in North Carolina
Sympathy Gifts That Live Forever
This project with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission encompasses forest restoration projects on state-owned Game Lands from the foothills to the coastal plain of North Carolina. While the individual projects have unique characteristics, they are all in high need for replanting on varying levels of severity. The Angola Bay project has the extremely unique objective of reestablishing Atlantic White Cedar in order to restore the hydrology on ditched and drained pocosin lands by rebuilding organic soils. Further, additional efforts focus on neglected and reduced forest cover types including longleaf and shortleaf pine, which currently occupy a fraction of their historic ranges. Additionally, these acres are all publicly accessible to hunters, anglers, boaters, and other outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy wildlife-associated recreation and will be long into the future. Finally, the NCWC prioritizes creating high-quality wildlife habitat in these forest communities.
Trees Available
450,000
Atlantic White Cedar, Longleaf pine, Shortleaf pine, Baldcypress, Pond Cypress, and Loblolly pine.
PROVIDE WATER
More than 50% of U.S. drinking water comes from forests. Trees pull water out from the ground and release it back into the rivers and lakes.
CLEAN AIR
Trees have been dubbed the “lungs of the Earth” because they absorb pollutants and filter contaminants in the air.
CREATE OXYGEN
One large tree can provide a day’s supply of oxygen for up to 4 people, while 2 ac. of forest provides enough for 500+ people each year.
IMPROVE SOIL
Trees break down organic matter then release nutrients back into the soil, which counteracts plants that take these nutrients out of the soil.
PREVENT DISASTERS
Tree root systems absorb water and stabilize soil, which help prevent erosion, flooding, and other natural disasters from happening.
HELP WILDLIFE
Trees are essential to wildlife and ecosystems. They provide food, protection, and homes for many birds and mammals.