The North Carolina Land and Water Fund’s Stewardship Program protects the lasting value of conservation investments across the state. Through a network of dedicated staff and trusted conservation partners, NCLWF monitors and enforces more than 1,000 voluntary conservation agreements. These agreements limit certain land uses to ensure that important natural, cultural, and water resources are preserved for future generations, safeguarding the benefits they provide to North Carolina’s communities, environment, military readiness, and economy.
The goal of the Stewardship Program is to ensure that the projects our organization funds continue to provide benefits for North Carolina’s citizens forever. This is done through the establishment, monitoring and enforcement of perpetual conservation agreements. These arrangements, which are entered into voluntarily, restrict certain uses of the property and guarantee that the land continues to exist in its natural state in perpetuity.