I have to apologize straight off if this has been discussed in the past, I'm new and I'm sure it's been talked about. I literally grew up in the pines, and one of our favorite haunts was Chatsworth Lake. We often camped there, fished, and hiked up and down the roads that weave around it.
A good friend whom I grew up with recently tried to take a trip down memory lane there, and upon returning to his car found a curt note from a Nature Conservancy "ranger" who left his business card on his windshield with a message: " You are trespassing." He called the guy, and he was civil, but informed my friend it was private land (of course DeMarco owned this land for years but never seemed to mind visitors).
I have mixed feelings about this: I am thankful the land is preserved for posterity, but at the same time do not think it is wise to exclude human activity, especially those folks who love the outdoors. I do know there have been incidents in the past where people really trashed the place.
Does anyone have any insight about the Nature Conservancy's plans for this area? I do remember a similar incident at Willow Grove Lake (near Malaga), where a large tract of land was donated by DuPont and the N.C. excluded all human activity for a year or two so they could do a bio-diversity study to determine the extent of flora and fauna present. But it still seems to me that humans are not allowed!
Any insight would be helpful....thanks!
A good friend whom I grew up with recently tried to take a trip down memory lane there, and upon returning to his car found a curt note from a Nature Conservancy "ranger" who left his business card on his windshield with a message: " You are trespassing." He called the guy, and he was civil, but informed my friend it was private land (of course DeMarco owned this land for years but never seemed to mind visitors).
I have mixed feelings about this: I am thankful the land is preserved for posterity, but at the same time do not think it is wise to exclude human activity, especially those folks who love the outdoors. I do know there have been incidents in the past where people really trashed the place.
Does anyone have any insight about the Nature Conservancy's plans for this area? I do remember a similar incident at Willow Grove Lake (near Malaga), where a large tract of land was donated by DuPont and the N.C. excluded all human activity for a year or two so they could do a bio-diversity study to determine the extent of flora and fauna present. But it still seems to me that humans are not allowed!
Any insight would be helpful....thanks!
