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Plant Conservation Program

Plant Conservation Preserves

Plant Conservation Preserves are lands permanently protected for the conservation of North Carolina’s native flora and are managed by the NC Plant Conservation Program.

Plant Conservation Preserves are designed to protect some of North Carolina’s most imperiled plants and their natural habitats. 

Plant Conservation Preserves also protect:

• hundreds of common native plant species and many NC significantly rare plant species
• locally adapted and unique genotypes
• vestiges of our Natural Heritage, including native plant communities and declining or historic landscapes
• reservoirs and safe havens for native pollinators
• native animal species and their habitats
• wetlands and water quality
• open space

Why Plant Conservation Preserves

Establishing Plant Conservation Preserves

Stewardship of Plant Conservation Preserves

Preserve Map

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