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Conservation Trust seeks Ash County support to transfer 200-acre Cranberry Creek parcel to Blue Ridge Parkway
Summary
Conservation Trust for North Carolina requested a county letter of support for a proposed transfer of roughly 200 acres bordering the Blue Ridge Parkway (Mile 249–250) to the National Park Service to expand park holdings, enhance trail routing and protect brook-trout habitat.
Aaron Flannery, western conservation manager for Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC), presented a request Oct. 6 for Ash County’s support for a proposed federal transfer of two parcels collectively known as the Cranberry Creek Preserve.
Flannery described the parcels as about 200 acres with roughly 5,000 feet of Blue Ridge Parkway frontage near Laurel Springs and said the Mountains‑to‑Sea Trail runs through the property; CTNC and partners plan a reroute to move the trail off the road and closer to stream tributaries,…
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