Coastal Plain Conservation Group

04/23/2023

On the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, Swamp Thing reminds us that technically speaking, Earth Day is Every Day!

That said, in honor of this important moment, it seems fitting here to share information about a Swamp Thing priority:
ISLAND CREEK BASIN ECOSYSTEM: AN IMPERILED BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT
A link to a White Paper by Andy Wood and Roger Shew is below:
https://www.nhcgov.com/2503/White-Papers-Endorsements-Press-Releases.

03/21/2023

Here’s to the land of the longleaf pine…Where once there were flowers, trees, and shrubs, and homes to turtles, birds, and mammals, Swamp Thing finds only wrack and ruin of human piggishness, conducted for replacement with car washes, storage units, pavement, and toxic stormwater lagoons. Destroying long-lived forests for short-term economic gain is the opposite of what our Grandchildren need us to do right now—for the sake of their climate future.

Species survival is no longer just about panda bears, coral reefs, or Venus’ flytraps. Like it or not, our species’ common objective needs to be reduced resource consumption, with true emphasis on responsibly managing the finite and diminishing natural resources our starship planet has to offer. This especially applies to finite natural forests that are our global life support system (HVAC).

11/29/2022

Hi All,

I’m sure everyone is being bombarded by Giving Tuesday posts today, and we are going to add to that.

CPCG has had some major successes the past few years from snails to woodpeckers. We may have been founded 10 years ago, but our efforts began in 1992 bringing the Magnificent Ramshorn into captivity and then the Greenfield Ramshorn in the early 2000s. Today we are looking to revitalize our modest facility with some major improvements and upgrades to support the snails.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 dollars to make that happen!

Please consider donating to us today, all donations are tax deductible as we are a registered 501c3 non profit.

Thank You!

With a donation to CPCG you become a part of this grassroots movement to save endangered species native to North Carolina and work to protect our remaining natural spaces. CPCG is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. Donations to CPCG are tax deductible. You will actively be contributing to effort...

10/12/2022

Howdy Folks,

Please see our petition and consider signing to help our friend the Magnificent Ramshorn get the federal listing it has needed for 30 years!

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting public comment on the snails' proposed listing. CPCG has made it easy for you to play an important part in the process.

09/30/2022

Once again we are protecting our snails from the threat of saltwater that will be coming from Hurricane Ian. Now a well practiced tradition come hurricane season and part of husbandry that’s kept these species viable in captivity for 30 years.

08/30/2022

We are so close to finally having federal protections for our flagship species! Thanks to everyone that has supported us over the years, our small (family) team kept this species and it’s cousin the Greenfield Ramshorn from extinction!

These snails are now extinct in the wild

06/22/2022

Here’s to Summer Solstice 2022, as observed by Swamp Thing at sunset in the rare longleaf pine savanna. Peace.

04/01/2022

This is heartening news for residents in and around Lumberton, NC, whose air will be cleaner absent a polluting wood pellet plant. It's also good news for our climate, forests, and biodiversity, the latter including our own species!

CHAPEL HILL, NC — Facing ongoing problems and legal action against unpermitted pollution at its Lumberton NC facility, today Active Energy Group announced an agreement to sell the site, ending plans to build a controversial wood pellet facility. For the past two years, Active Energy had moved forw...

01/29/2022

While a wicked nor’easter pummels the New England coastline with wind and snow, Swamp Thing visited a longleaf pine savanna where the same storm system delivered a dusting of frozen precipitation to the coastal plain of southeast North Carolina. plain conservation group; pine; hotspot; forests conservation coalition; carbon not forests; change;

01/22/2022

Following a wintery icy-rain event in southeast North Carolina, Swamp Thing stepped into the 25 degree morning air enveloping a longleaf pine savanna, to observe icing on blades of wire grass and the bud-tipped stem of a turkey oak.
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01/10/2022

10 January 2022
TODAY AT 7 PM
Zoom Program hosted by Cypress Group of the NC Sierra Club
Open to Anyone on or off Facebook
Presenter: Andy Wood, Director, Coastal Plain Conservation Group, Hampstead, NC
Program: “Ecosustainabiogreen: To Seem Rather Than to Be.”
A blunt presentation that covers a wide array of topics related to the modern game of the environment with a focus on Eastern North Carolina and the egregious wood pellet to electricity scheme currently destroying 150 acres of NC natural forests every day to supply pellets to Europe and Asia.
Andy is self-employed as a conservation consultant with Habitats Gardens, LLC, and volunteer director of Coastal Plain Conservation Group.
CPCG is a small and nimble organization that focuses attention on imperiled species & habitats that otherwise slip through conservation gaps. It is our goal to give communities effective tools for environmental stewardship…
Topic: Cypress Group Member Meeting, Jan 10, 7:00 PM
Time: Jan 10, 2022 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting. Here is the Link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84322468466...
Meeting ID: 843 2246 8466
Passcode: 972512

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01/01/2022

2021 fading into sunset in a longleaf pine savanna. Here’s to making scientific learning fashionable in 2022; the year when environmental awareness, understanding, and appreciation, leads to mature social behavior, responsible natural resource management, and honest ecological accounting, with the unified goal to safely restore the living life support system of Starship Earth!