Habitat Restoration

Sometimes it is not enough to merely protect a property. In some instances, active management is necessary to promote and ensure long-term survival of rare species, habitats, and resources. HCLT assesses the needs of each property we protect to determine the management needs of each. These efforts are site specific. Wetland restoration efforts have helped promote rare species like the endemic Cuthbert's Turtlehead (pictured right) to flourish on HCLT protected lands. In other instances, HCLT strives to find an approach that can suit multiple needs. On the Satulah Mountain Preserves, HCLT works to combine habitat restoration for one of the southern-most population of Dwarf Juniper while also working to promote public access and use on this culturally and naturally significant flagship property.