Surry County

N.C. Forest Service Surry County rangers Janet White and Elizabeth Edwards receive Moreland Gueth Water Quality Award

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NCFS Surry County Ranger Janet White, NCFS D10 District Forester Nancy Blackwood, NCFS Assistant Surry County Ranger Elizabeth Edwards

Healthy forests yield clean water. Water quality regulations, laws and guidance, coupled with education and proactive outreach on best management practices help keep working forests healthy. Actions for protecting the quality of water resources can include encouraging effective streamside management zones (SMZs), working to advance the implementation of erosion and sedimentation control measures and ensuring N.C. … Read more

Surry County Century Farm attracts a crowd each summer

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Since the late 1700s, the Key family has reaped the benefits of the same land in Surry county, whether that be through farming or other business ventures. Following the Revolutionary War, Martin Rice Key moved from Virginia to North Carolina, settling on what would be the family’s land for centuries. At one point, the family’s … Read more