Project Update
2008 Review & 2009 Priorities Visit www.carolinathreadtrail.org
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Dear Supporter:
I am pleased to present this update on the Carolina Thread Trail, highlighting our priorities,
accomplishments and challenges since inception, along with our goals for 2009.
We have come a long way since our memorable kick off event in November 2007, and we are gratified and
pleased with the progress that you have helped make possible. This ambitious project has taken flight
because of the generosity of our supporters and the enthusiasm and support from the communities in our
region. While The Thread journey will be long, we could not have hoped for a better start. As we consider
the legacy benefits The Thread will bring our region, our citizens and future generations, we know the
journey is one worth making!
Highlights from our initial efforts include:
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Raising $19 million in capital;
Establishing The Thread Grants Committee & program;
Granting $360,000 to six communities for master planning;
Completing master plans for Gaston, Mecklenburg (Phase 1) and York Counties;
Securing $18 million in public capital;
Obtaining over 124 Resolutions of Support for The Thread;
Holding the first annual Carolina Thread Trail Forum; and
Developing the Governing Board, Leadership Council, Regional Advisory Council, and
a strong staff team.
The current economic environment requires that all organizations adapt, and the Carolina Thread Trail is
doing just that. As both private and public dollars are scarce, we are continuing to conserve cash and to
advance the cause by:
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Building on strong community interest by continuing to plan The Thread;
Developing future financial and community support by sharing successes and communicating
widely;
Prioritizing land acquisition to seize opportunities in a “buyer’s market”;
Seeking funding available through the Economic Stimulus Program;
Tightening our belts by reducing staff expenses and other costs.
Much of our success in realizing the vision of The Thread depends on engaging communities in planning
their greenways and trails, and that work continues to exceed our expectations. With a regional vision
and solid plan developed by local citizens, The Thread moves closer to reality! We thank you so very much
for your important support of this legacy project!
Sincerely,
Ruth G. Shaw, Chair
Carolina Thread Trail Governing Board
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Chair Ruth Shaw, with a kick off event attended
by more than 650 supporters from the region.
The event celebrated the generous leadership
gifts from FFTC, the Knight Foundation, Duke
HISTORY & OVERVIEW
Energy, Bank of America, and Wachovia.
The Carolina Thread Trail, a network of
greenways and conserved lands to link 15
BOLD VISION
counties and the Carolinas, is a collaborative
The vision for the Carolina Thread Trail is to
project of unprecedented scale. The Thread will
preserve, protect and connect open spaces
connect our region and conserve our most
through a 500+ mile “green ribbon” of parks,
significant natural areas and places of interest.
trails and conservation corridors, touching 2.3
There is no other single project in our region
million people in our region. The Thread will
that provides the collection of benefits --
protect natural areas and wildlife habitat, will
including recreation, public health, alternative
increase
transportation, water quality and quantity
recreational
opportunities,
protection, wildlife habitat, public access, and
and
and
promote
educational
healthy
communities and lifestyles. Freely accessible to
connectivity – like those provided by The
all, The Thread will increase access to nature,
Thread.
parks and area attractions. It will improve our
In 2005, Foundation For The Carolinas (FFTC)
quality of life and attract tourism and business.
and more than 40 community and business
The
leaders participated in a discovery process to
Trail is a tangible project
identify
around
our
region’s
most
pressing
Carolina
Thread
which
local
environmental need. The process produced the
communities
Carolina Thread Trail vision, along with a set of
governments are rallying
guiding principles for the project. Building on
to
the good work of Voices and Choices, Catawba
resources, connect people with nature, and
Lands Conservancy and The Trust for Public
connect our region.
protect
and
Thread Core Principles
• Invitation to communities
• Active listening
• Communities self-determine
trail locations
• Bias toward action
• Respect for land; respect for
land ownership
natural
Land worked with community leaders to
formulate a project plan and funding model for
The Thread is a long-term project, envisioned to
The Thread. With initial venture capital from
take 15 to 20 years to build. It is a bold, legacy
FFTC and the Knight Foundation, the Carolina
initiative that will permanently better our region
Thread Trail was born.
and will benefit our children and their children
in profound ways.
Following a year of studying similar projects in
the US, The Thread was launched in November
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2007, under the leadership of Governing Board
The Carolina Thread Trail is funded through a
private capital campaign that leverages local,
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state and federal public funds.
The Thread
offers invitations to communities in the 15county area to join the project. Communities
electing to participate are eligible for Thread
grants, which are designed to provide catalytic
funding to plan, design, acquire land, and build
trails. While the communities self-determine all
aspects of their trail systems, The Thread staff
offers assistance and technical resources to help
communities create and implement their own
trail plans, including the location and planned
over 120 resolutions of support (see addenda for
uses (walking & hiking, biking, horse-back
riding, etc) of the trails.
listing), and interest from nearly every county.
In this way, each
community will keep its own identity while
The Carolina Thread Trail is being planned and
participating in the creation of a network of
developed by local jurisdictions with support of
connectivity and a regional legacy for future
Thread staff & partners and through a four-step
generations. Local communities will own and
grants program. The Thread Grants Committee
maintain the Carolina Thread Trail and local
oversees
Cumulative Resolutions of Support
the
grants
process
and
makes
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recommendations to the Governing Board on
120
grant applications.
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Grants for county-wide
greenway master plans (Planning Grants) are
80
60
approved on a rolling basis as communities
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apply. Grants for design, acquisition and
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construction
0
Dec-07
Mar-08
Jun-08
Sep-08
Dec-08
Mar-09
awarded
on
(Implementation
an
annual
Grants)
cycle.
are
While
Implementation Grants will not be available for
land trusts will help conserve Thread corridors
all segments of The Thread, they will provide
with conservation easements.1
catalytic funding to get priority segments on the
ground.
Many
of
our
region’s
communities
have
responded favorably to The Thread by activating
The Carolina Thread Trail
local steering committees and applying for
has issued $360,000 in
planning grants. In addition, we have received
Planning Grants to six
communities
(Cabarrus,
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Key Grant Criteria
Connectivity
Collaboration
Equity and Inclusiveness
Leverage
Probability of Success
Chester, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, and York
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A conservation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement
between a landowner and a land trust or government agency
that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect
its conservation values.
Counties). We anticipate spending $200,000300,000 over the next 12-18 months for
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planning and corridor design, and more than
watersheds, including up to 400 miles of stream
$3,000,000 for land acquisition, conservation
and lake frontage.
(fee
and
conservation
easement)
and
construction.
Green Interstate
Not all local trails and greenways will become
Master plans and corridor routes have been
part of the Carolina Thread Trail. Analogous to
established in Gaston, Mecklenburg and
our highway systems, The Thread will develop as
York
are
a "green interstate" focused on linking local
underway in Cleveland, Cabarrus, Chester
trails, permanently protected conservation areas
and Lincoln counties.
and regionally significant attractions.
counties,
and
planning
efforts
The
current concept map connects 12 state parks and
Trail Plan – Gaston, Mecklenburg, York
forests, four sports facilities, five colleges or
universities, and numerous central attractions.
In addition, the Thread will ultimately connect
with
super-regional
trails
including
NC’s
Mountains to Sea Trail, and SC’s Palmetto Trail.
While the specific trail locations have yet to be
fully planned in many other communities, it is
Miles of Thread Trail
300
Crossroads Charlotte
Catawba Lands Conservancy is a Crossroads
278
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organization.
200
150
project is to develop The Thread and a
Planned
123
112
Built
conservation area in Charlotte’s Lakewood
100
50
43
10
0
Mecklenburg
3
Gaston
11
York
The Conservancy’s Crossroads
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community as a resource for neighborhood
empowerment, improved quality of life, and
Total
protection of natural resources. The project goal
envisioned that The Thread may conserve more
is to engage Lakewood residents to shape The
than 10,000 acres of riparian corridors within
Thread in their community to create:
the Broad, Catawba and Yadkin Pee Dee
• Community gardens
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• Improved fitness & health
• Alternative transportation by linking the
The
community
Governing
Board
has
oversight
responsibilities for the project, including the
• Outdoor, nature and conservation education
Carolina
opportunities
Thread
Trail
Fund,
determines
strategy, and evaluates community grants and
• Recreation opportunities
the distribution of funding.
• An annual relay between neighborhoods and
advised by a Grants Committee that actively
other inter-neighborhood events
The Board is
evaluates the details of applications, and makes
recommendations to the Board.
Carolina Thread Trail Forum
In December 2008, The Thread held its first
The project also benefits from support from the
Forum for trail and greenway practitioners and
Leadership Council, a group of respected
enthusiasts.
community
advance
The goal of the Forum was to
trail
leaders
who
serve
ambassadors for The Thread.
as
key
Lastly, The
implementation
Thread’s Regional Advisory Council includes
capacity
active trail practitioners from the region who
throughout the
help greatly with technical aspects of the project.
region through
Please see the
education
addenda of this
and
Carolina Thread Trail Team
Ann Browning, Project Director
opportunities to
report
share best practices. Over 170 attendees enjoyed
listings of the
Randi Gates, Community Coordinator
a full day of panel discussions, workshops and
Grants
Travis Morehead, Community Coordinator
presentations.
Committee,
Carolina Thread Trail Forums
will be held annually.
Leadership
The Carolina Thread Trail is an unstaffed 501-C3
Foundation
Gracie Ponjuan, Assistant -Project Coordinator
Dean Thompson, Communications Director
The Thread is a collaborative of community
organization, established as a Type 1 supporting
within
Dave Cable, Executive Director
Council, and Regional Advisory Council.
LEADERSHIP & SUPPORT
organization
for
For
governments and leaders, land trusts, and
The
community
Carolinas. The Governing Board, led by Ruth
Governing Board
Lynne Ford
Bernard Ackerman
Mike Mabry
Philip Blumenthal
Stoney Sellars
Crandall Bowles
Anna Spangler Nelson
Amy Brinkley
Tom Nelson
Robert Brinkley
Lane Ormand
Bill Carstarphen
Sally Ormand
Carol Carstarphen
Alex Rankin, III
Steve Cummings
James Whitton
Catawba
Lands
Conservancy is the lead agency for The Thread.
Shaw, has 18 members.
Ruth G. Shaw, Chair
partners.
The Thread is housed at the offices of Catawba
Lands Conservancy, 105 W. Morehead Street,
Charlotte, 28202. 704-376-2556.
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PROJECT PARTNERS
• Foundation For The Carolinas:
Our advances are largely due to effective
working
partnerships
in
the
$2,000,000
(cash)
• Wachovia: $4,000,000 (cash)
community.
Foundation For The Carolinas is The Thread’s
• Bank of America: $4,000,000 (cash)
philanthropic
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation:
partner.
The
Foundation’s
$1,000,000 (cash)
support and leadership has advanced the project
in many profound ways through its initial
• Spangler Foundation: $1,000,000 (cash)
catalytic funding, critical counsel, and fund-
• Turner Family Foundation: $1,000,000 (cash)
raising support.
• Dickson Foundation: $500,000 (cash)
The Foundation houses the
• Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation: $250,000
Carolina Thread Trail Fund, and provides the
(cash)
legal structure for the Governing Board.
• Anonymous: $250,000 (cash)
• Smaller gift totals: $490,000
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) provides project
support in key areas of mapping and public
funding.
Public Capital
TPL has been a partner from the
project’s inception. Other key partners include
The multitude of benefits and regional scope of
Duke Energy, the region’s land trusts (Foothills
the Carolina Thread Trail help attract more
Conservancy,
Trust,
public capital than independent trail efforts. We
Nation Ford Land Trust, and the Land Trust for
hope to attract over the 15 to 20 year project life
Central NC), the Councils of Governments, and
some $110,000,000 of public money through
many local governments and agencies.
state
Katawba
Valley
Land
and
transportation
federal
conservation
grants,
enhancement programs, and
other local public funding programs.
FUNDING FOR THE THREAD
The Carolina Thread Trail is funded through a
private capital campaign that will then be
To date, the project has helped to attract close to
leveraged with local, state and federal funds.
$18,000,000
The total estimated goal for the Carolina Thread
$3,000,000
Trail
Management
is
about
$150,000,000,
including
in
public
from
Trust
the
funding,
NC
Fund
including
Clean
(CWMTF),
Water
and
$40,000,000 (land & cash) in private donations
$15,000,000 from Mecklenburg County’s 2008
and $110,000,000 in state, federal and local
local park and recreation bond. We have
public funds.
requested an additional $5 million from the
CWMTF for land acquisition. At this time, there
Private Capital
is uncertainty about the CWMTF funding
To date, $19,000,000 of private funds have been
because of North Carolina’s fiscal crisis.
raised, including $16,100,000 in cash.
The
Other sources of public capital being pursued
major private contributions are as follows:
include the NC Park and Recreation Trust Fund,
• Duke Energy: $4,000,000 (cash and access to
NC Natural Heritage Trust Fund, and longer
land plus $500,000 in kind)
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term, the SC Conservation Bank.
Federal
• Land Prices – softening land prices
funding sources include Economic Stimulus
provide unprecedented opportunities for
Package
Transportation
land acquisition for the project and for
Enhancement programs, Congestion Mitigation
conservation. We are focused on acquiring
& Air Quality Improvement program, and
land, and have made this a priority in the
Recreational Trails Program.
community grants program.
(ESP)
funding,
Several shovel-
ready projects on The Thread are candidates for
• Conserving Cash – The Thread staff is
the ESP funding. The City of Gastonia has been
belt-tightening
awarded $850,000 in ESP funding for a
conserve and stretch cash, including limiting
segment of The Thread that will connect to its
travel,
downtown.
eliminating retirement match funding, and
in
leadership
significant
salary
ways
to
reductions,
reducing occupancy costs.
RECESSION SETBACKS &
OPPORTUNITIES
FINANCIAL REPORT
The Carolina Thread Trail’s Governing Board
The Carolina Thread Trail operates on a
and staff have adjusted strategy and tactics to
calendar year and the operating budget and fund
meet the challenges of the recession. Four areas
balances and management are overseen by the
of the project have been impacted measurably:
Governing Board.
The Thread met operating
• Private capital campaign – our goal is to
budget targets for 2008. Our focus is on moving
raise $25 million in cash and $15 million in
the project forward in the communities while
land donations. We are confident that land
conserving cash. Total 2008 operating expenses
donations will be made as greenway master
(excluding community grants) & budgeted
plans are completed in the communities.
operating expenses for 2009 are summarized
The cash campaign has raised $16.1 million.
below.
The recession has caused a shift from
traditional fund-raising to more broad based
communications and cultivation.
While
targeted
in
fund-raising
continues
Operating Budget
2008
Program Expenses (CLC)
$658,455 *
Contracted Services:
Ground-truthing, Signage
$16,426
Web Site Upgrade
$0
TPL Technical Assistance
$32,566
Total - Contracted Services
$48,992
Capital Campaign
$281,296
Total Operations
$988,743
a
thoughtful manner, the campaign will reactivate with the improving economy.
• Public funding – public funding will be
2009
$721,644
$70,000
$20,000
$5,000
$95,000
$20,000
$836,644
*Not fully staffed
both enhanced and hurt by the recession.
On the downside, fiscal crises in both NC
Project assets totaled $13.4 million as of
and SC will limit state funding for land
December 31, 2008.
conservation and The Thread. The upside
may come through the Economic Stimulus
Package (ESP).
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•
Fund Balance Comparison
experiencing in the communities will be
12/31/2008
Cash
Pledges
Total Cash & Pledges
$2,462,704
$9,419,102
Endowment Fund
$1,543,560
celebrated and shared with prospective
donors and elected officials.
•
$11,881,806
Total Assets
Cultivation – The successes we are
Economic Stimulus – Significant federal
stimulus capital may be available, and
we are focused on capturing it for The
$13,425,366
Thread.
The total project cost is roughly estimated at
Total Project Costs
$150 million over its 15 to 20 year build-out. We
Captial Campaign
1%
estimate that 92% of the total project costs will
go
toward
land
acquisition
and
Endowment
1%
trail
Start-Up & Program
Admin
5%
construction.
Master Planning &
Corridor Design
1%
2009 PRIORITIES & GOALS
Emphasis in the coming year will be on the
following initiatives.
•
Master Planning - Advancing the master
plans throughout the region toward our
Addenda
2013 goal of completed and adopted
•
Carolina Thread Trail Master Plans in
Governing Board
all 15 counties. Planning efforts will be
Leadership Council
focused
Advisory Council
in
Cabarrus,
Chester,
Cleveland, and Lincoln counties.
Grants Committee
Land acquisition – Securing land or
Resolutions of Support
easements for the trail is a priority in
2009, building for completed plans in
York and Gaston counties and taking
advantage of softening in land pricing.
A number of land projects are in the
works that will leverage the Clean Water
Management Trust Fund capital with
private donations.
•
Communications – Execution of a
comprehensive communications plan is
important to keep the project visible and
fresh in the communities.
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Acquisition and
Construction
92%
Governing Board
Ruth Shaw, Chair
Duke Energy, Retired Executive,
Mecklenburg
Lynne Ford
Wachovia, Executive Vice President,
Mecklenburg
Bernard Ackerman
Bernard N. Ackerman, CPA, P.A.,
President, York
Mike Mabry
Lowe’s, EVP Logistics and Distribution,
Iredell
Philip Blumenthal
The Blumenthal Foundation, Director,
Mecklenburg
Anna Spangler Nelson
Wakefield Group, Partner, Mecklenburg
Thomas Nelson
National Gypsum Company
Chairman, President and CEO, Mecklenburg
Crandall Bowles
Springs Industries, Inc., Chairman
The Springs Company, Chairman,
Mecklenburg, York
Lane Ormand
Physician, Community Leader, Union
Amy Brinkley
Bank of America, Global Risk Executive,
Mecklenburg
Sally Ormand
Community Leader, Union
Robert Brinkley
Attorney, Community Leader,
Mecklenburg
Alex Rankin
Concord Engineering, President, Cabarrus
Stoney Sellars
Technology Project Management
Stonehunt, LLC, President, Mecklenburg
Bill Carstarphen
Pharr Yarns, President and COO, Gaston
Carol Carstarphen
Community Leader, Gaston
James Whitton
Whitton Distributors, Inc.,
Retired President, Rowan
Steve Cummings
Community Leader, Mecklenburg
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Leadership Council
Smoky Bissell
Bissell Companies, Chairman, Mecklenburg
William Grigg
Duke Energy, Retired Executive, Mecklenburg
Frank Bragg
Bragg Financial Associates, Chairman,
Mecklenburg
Duke Kimbrell
Parkdale Mills, Chairman, Gaston
Todd Mansfield
Crosland, Chief Executive Officer, Mecklenburg
Ronnie Bryant
Charlotte Regional Partnership, President,
Mecklenburg
Anne Springs Close
Community Leader, York
Jim Martin
Former North Carolina Governor
Carolinas Healthcare System, Vice President,
Iredell
Jerry Cochrane
Community Leader, Lincoln
Jerry McGee
Wingate University, President, Union
Michael Coltrane
CT Communications, Retired Chair, Cabarrus
Brownie Plaster
Community Leader, Cleveland
Harry Dalton
Community Leader, York
Carl Spangler
Community Leader, Cleveland
Alan Dickson
The Dickson Foundation, President,
Mecklenburg
Bill Stanback
Community Leader, Rowan
Michael Tarwater
Carolinas Healthcare System, President,
Mecklenburg
Harvey Gantt
Gantt Huberman Architects, Principal,
Mecklenburg
Jim Woodward
UNC Charlotte, Retired Chancellor,
Mecklenburg
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Advisory Council
Jennifer Baptiste
Anson County, Planning Director
Bill McCarter
Cleveland County, Planning Director
Susan Britt
York County, Planning & Development Services
Jeff Michael
UNC-Charlotte Urban Institute, Executive
Director
Tim Brown
Town of Mooresville, Planning Director
Dan Mikkelson
City of Salisbury, Land Mgmnt. & Development
Director
Julie Clark
Mecklenburg County, Greenway Services
Director
Lindsay Pettus
Katawba Valley Land Trust, President
Lindsey Dunevant
Stanly County, Recreation Resources Director
Al Sharp
Centralina Council of Governments, Executive
Director
David Fogarty
Gaston County, Cooperative Extension Director
Ron Smith
Iredell County, Planning Director
Mary George
Catawba County, Senior Planner
Wanda Smith
Union County, Parks & Recreation Director
Erma Dean Hoyle
Lincoln County, Parks & Recreation Director
Harold Shapiro
Catawba Council of Governments, Executive
Director
Mark Kincaid
City of Concord, Senior Planner
Jeff Updike
Nation Ford Land Trust, Executive Director
Jack Kiser
City of Gastonia, Planning Director
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Grants Committee
Sally Ormand, Chair
Community Leader, Union
Bernard Ackerman
Bernard N. Ackerman, CPA, P.A., President, York
Mike Mabry
Lowe’s, EVP Logistics and Distribution, Iredell
Peter McKay
Community Leader, Retired
Tami Simmons
Wachovia Corporation, SVP & Director of Corporate
Philanthropy and Environmental Affairs
Laura Smith
Smith + Harbrecht, Founder and Principal
FFTC Staff Liaison
Brian Collier
Foundation For The Carolinas, SVP - Community Philanthropy
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Albemarle Downtown Development Corp.
Albemarle Rotary Club
American Rivers
Town of Badin
City of Belmont
City of Bessemer City
Blacksburg Town Council
Town of Boiling Springs
Broad River Greenway, Inc.
Centralina Council of Governments
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus County Tourism Authority
Town of Catawba
Catawba County
Charlotte Chamber
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Cherokee County Council
Cherokee County Development Board
Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society, Inc.
City of Cherryville
City of Chester
Chester Area United Way
Chester County
Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Chester Development Association
Chester County Friends of the Animals
Chester County Historical Society
Chester Healthcare Foundation
Chester Rotary Club
Chester County YMCA
Chester County Zoning Board of Appeals
City of Claremont
Cleveland County
Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Clover Chamber of Commerce
City of Concord
City of Conover
Connect Gaston
Town of Cramerton
Town of Cornelius
Town of Dallas
Town of Davidson
East Lincoln Betterment Association
Town of Fort Lawn
Town of Fort Mill
City of Gaffney
Gardner-Webb University
City of Gastonia
Gaston Community Healthcare Commission
Gaston County
Gaston Regional Chamber
Gaston Together
Gaston 2012
Gaston Urban Area Metro. Planning Organization
Town of Great Falls
Friends of the Animals
Town of Harrisburg
Healthy Cabarrus
Town of Heath Springs
City of Hickory
Town of Indian Trail
Iredell County
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City of Kannapolis
Katawba Valley Land Trust
Kings Mountain Gateway Trail, Inc.
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Wylie Marine Commission
Lancaster County
Limestone College
Lewisville Preservation Society
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
City of Lincolnton
Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Natural Resources Committee
Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation
City of Locust
Town of Longview
City of Lowell
Town of McAdenville
Town of Maiden
Town of Marshville
Village of Marvin
Town of Matthews
Mecklenburg County Health Department
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Commission
Mecklenburg-Union Metro. Planning Organization
Town of Midland
Town of Mineral Springs
Town of Mint Hill
Village of Misenheimer
Town of Mooresville
City of Monroe
City of Mount Holly
Town of Mount Pleasant
Mountain Island Lake Marine Commission
Mt. Holly Community Development Foundation
Town of New London
City of Newton
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
Olde English District Tourism Commission
Overmountain Victory Trail Committee-Cherokee
Partners for Parks
Town of Pineville
Probus Club of Lake Norman
Greater Richburg Association
Town of Richburg
City of Rock Hill
Rodman Oak Grove Community Center
City of Salisbury
See Lancaster
City of Shelby
Town of Stanfield
Town of Stallings
Stanly County Chamber of Commerce
City of Statesville
City of Tega Cay
Town of Wadesboro
Town of Waxhaw
Town of Weddington
Village of Wesley Chapel
Town of Wingate
York County
York County Regional Chamber
www.carolinathreadtrail.org
Contact Information
Catawba Lands Conservancy, Lead Agency
Dave Cable, Executive Director
[email protected]
704-342-3330
Ann Browning, Project Director
[email protected]
704-376-2556
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