is a statewide partnership of concerned citizens, businesses, interest groups and local governments urging the General Assembly to provide $200 million a year, for five years, to protect the state's land and water resources before they are irreversibly lost.

Protecting North Carolina’s critical land will provide:

• Clean drinking water
• Clean air
• Thriving farms and forests
• Places to hunt, fish and watch wildlife
• Places to exercise and enjoy the beauty of North Carolina
• Less damage from flooding
• Places of historic significance and ecological value
• Preservation of North Carolina’s natural and cultural heritage
• Strengthened communities
• Jobs and a sustainable economy