GREAT COHARIE SWAMP, SAMPSON COUNTY
Preservation Success Story: The Great Coharie Swamp, SAMPSON COUNTY
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GREAT COHARIE SWAMP, SAMPSON COUNTY Acres: 4,858 acres Acquisition date: 12/17/04 The acquisition from The Nature Conservancy protects about 4,000 acres of wetlands and more than 29 miles of streams.
The Great Coharie Swamp is an extensive cypress-gum swamp, and Great Coharie Creek is part of a high-quality blackwater stream system feeding into the Black River. Protection of the tract will contribute to filtration of runoff from adjacent hog farms. EEP’s preservation efforts result from a partnership with the N.C. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. NCDOT is a major contributor of funding on this project.
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GREAT COHARIE SWAMP, SAMPSON COUNTY Acres: 4,858 acres Acquisition date: 12/17/04 The acquisition from The Nature Conservancy protects about 4,000 acres of wetlands and more than 29 miles of streams.
The Great Coharie Swamp is an extensive cypress-gum swamp, and Great Coharie Creek is part of a high-quality blackwater stream system feeding into the Black River. Protection of the tract will contribute to filtration of runoff from adjacent hog farms. EEP’s preservation efforts result from a partnership with the N.C. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. NCDOT is a major contributor of funding on this project.
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