NHBA Land Conservation Grant Awardees and Project Reports

2025 Grants
NHBA awards its first land conservation and restoration grants for 2025 to Bluestem Habitat Improvement for Species Diversification ($3000) and the Town of Carrboro, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Invasive Species Removal and Habitat Restoration Project ($2000). Bluestem Community will use their funds towards rehabilitation of 35 acres of native grassland including riparian zones and forest edges on the Bluestem property in Cedar Grove, NC. Read more about the Bluestem Community.

The Town of Carrboro will work with volunteers in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to remove invasive species from a wetland and the surrounding areas (8.5 acres) and replant the areas with bird-friendly native plant species. The event will also include an educational component on the importance of invasive plant removal, native plant restoration, riparian preservation, food sources for native bird populations, gardening at home for birds, and community science.

2024 Grant
In 2024 NHBA awarded our first land conservation and restoration grant of $5,000 to the Eno River Association (ERA). The ERA used these funds towards their goal of creating more diverse habitats at the Confluence Natural Area using prescribed burns. ERA’s goal will be to convert agricultural fields at the Confluence Natural Area into a Piedmont prairie and diversify the structure of the forested areas on the preserve. This will benefit birds and other wildlife. See more information on the Confluence Natural Area. Read the project report here (.pdf file).