{"id":78621,"date":"2025-03-13T19:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T23:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=78621"},"modified":"2025-03-13T19:23:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T23:23:02","slug":"conservation-conserving-carolina-acquires-crucial-land-for-oklawaha-greenway-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/outdoors\/conservation-conserving-carolina-acquires-crucial-land-for-oklawaha-greenway-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Conservation:<\/strong> Conserving Carolina Acquires Crucial Land for Oklawaha Greenway Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_78623\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78623\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78623\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy-810x481.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-Extension-property-copy-1140x677.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oklawaha Greenway Extension property. Photo by Rose Lane<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n<p>Conserving Carolina has taken a significant step toward expanding the Oklawaha Greenway with the recent acquisition of 23.6 acres of land south of Jackson Park. This property, which includes three acres of wetlands and frontage on two streams, will not only contribute to the future greenway extension but also provide opportunities for ecological restoration, including wetland rehabilitation and habitat enhancement for wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The newly acquired land has been pursued by Conserving Carolina for over a decade. \u201cThere are populations of endangered wetland plants both upstream and downstream on Bat Fork,\u201d says Rebekah Robinson, assistant director of programs for Conserving Carolina. \u201cIt is our hope that wetlands restoration will expand habitat for these and other species, including waterfowl and other migratory birds. Wetland restoration will be designed to accommodate flood storage in high stormwater events to alleviate some impacts of flooding in the watershed, thereby improving water quality in future. We anticipate incorporating some educational signage about wetlands and wildlife as part of the greenway project.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78624\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78624\" class=\"wp-image-78624\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy-810x499.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Conservation-Oklawaha-Greenway-sign-in-Jackson-Park-copy-1140x702.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-78624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oklawaha Greenway Extension property. Photo by Rose Lane<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The ecological value of the land also presents challenges for greenway development. \u201cThe greenway expansion will have to navigate the wetlands at Jackson Park and on this property,\u201d says Robinson. \u201cIt is possible that some of the greenway extension may have to be elevated boardwalk, which can be more complicated and more expensive to construct than trail on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hendersonville\u2019s Above the Mud project, a broad initiative encompassing multiple infrastructure improvements in the town, will benefit from this expansion. \u201cThe \u2018Above the Mud\u2019 project is an umbrella term for four infrastructure improvement projects that, when completed, will create critical connections at the neighborhood, city and regional levels,\u201d says Matthew Manley, long-range planning manager for the City of Hendersonville. \u201cConnecting the Ecusta Trail to the Oklawaha Greenway is absolutely essential and will boost the impact of these two bicycle and pedestrian corridors. These connections are part of a bigger picture and will help to build out the Hellbender Regional Trail Network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/ConservingCarolina.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ConservingCarolina.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conserving Carolina has taken a significant step toward expanding the Oklawaha Greenway with the recent acquisition of 23.6 acres of land south of Jackson Park. 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