Cape Fear Sierra Club proudly supports Save Sledge Forest organization
Sledge Forest, the last, largest expanse of old growth forest in northwest New Hanover County is a 4,000 acre community of imperiled plants and wildlifeincluding 350-year-old pine trees more than 60’ tall and cypress dated more than 500 years worth saving from development. This NC Heritage Program area of National Significance needs your help - get involved in the battle to save Sledge Forest today!
Save Sledge Forest:
Our mission is to protect this irreplaceable ecosystem, safeguard its biodiversity, and ensure the health and well-being of our community. Join us in this movement to stop the Hilton Bluffs development, protect this local treasure in conservation, and protect what’s left of our beautiful natural areas in New Hanover County ... before it’s too late.
Updates from Kayne Darrell on Change.Org
🚨 NEW APPLICATION SUBMITTED: What You Need to Know
Copper Builders has submitted a revised application for Hilton Bluffs. Here's what matters:
NOTHING HAS BEEN APPROVED - Not the application, not the project, nothing. We're still in the fight.
A 4,085-home buildout is STILL on the table - While they're proposing 1,800 homes now, they have NOT ruled out the full development in future phases.
1,800 homes is STILL too much - Our rural infrastructure, two-lane roads, schools, and emergency services cannot handle this density.
The zoning loophole remains - They continue to exploit the system by refusing to conform to RA zoning requirements or to protecting our community.
October 6th rally at NHC Commissioners:
On Monday, we delivered a clear and powerful message — not just with the 13,415 petition signatures we handed to our county commissioners, but with the more than 100 citizens who stood together outside the courthouse and then filled the meeting room to show their support for protecting Sledge Forest.
The courthouse steps came alive in a sea of green shirts, signs, and smiles. As we unfurled a 30-foot banner listing every single name of our petition signers, you could feel the sense of pride and unity — that feeling of being part of something larger than ourselves.
Save Sledge Forest held a fundraiser at Fermental Beer and Wine on August 15th to raise support for this nonprofit group's diligent work to protect our last, large expanse of old growth forest in New Hanover County.
