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littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts) Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:14 AM Apr 2015

Apple, The Conservation Fund to protect 3,600 acres of Brunswick County forest

The Conservation Fund recently announced that it is partnering with Apple to help protect working forests in the United States.

The initiative will conserve more than 36,000 acres of working forestland in Maine and North Carolina, “ensuring these forests stay forests and any timber on the land is harvested sustainably,” according to a news release from the nonprofit organization.

The partnership will protect more than 3,600 acres of pine and hardwood forest in Brunswick County. This property sits adjacent to the 17,424-acre Green Swamp Preserve, which is owned and conserved by The Nature Conservancy.

More at link:

http://portcitydaily.com/2015/04/18/apple-the-conservation-fund-to-protect-3600-acres-of-brunswick-county-forests/

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Apple, The Conservation Fund to protect 3,600 acres of Brunswick County forest (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Apr 2015 OP

" and any timber on the land is harvested sustainably,” delrem Apr 2015 #1

Better than what Duke Power is doing, littlemissmartypants Apr 2015 #2

Of course. But there ought to be sustainable wildlife. delrem Apr 2015 #3

Check this out. littlemissmartypants Apr 2015 #4

delrem

(9,688 posts)

1. " and any timber on the land is harvested sustainably,”

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:21 AM

Apr 2015

Oh, they're so sweet.

littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts)

2. Better than what Duke Power is doing,

Reply to delrem (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:31 AM

Apr 2015

Logging, chipping and burning the trees for electricity.

Amazingly, Forests are one of our greatest sustained resources in NC. I don't drink the Apple cool aide, despise their products, but I do love birds, moss and wildflowers. Let's hope Apple keeps their end of the bargain for the sake of the habitat.

Thank you for the reply.

~lmsp

delrem

(9,688 posts)

3. Of course. But there ought to be sustainable wildlife.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 05:35 AM

Apr 2015

And I mean wild.
Else we've lost it.

littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts)

4. Check this out.

Reply to delrem (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 06:27 AM

Apr 2015

Apparently animals have outsmarted us.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/12-ways-cities-change-animals-and-animals-change-cities?utm_source=YTW&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20150417

Enjoy.

~lmsp

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