Fort Bragg and Land Trust Team Up To Save 25 Acres of Moore County Training Space
Three Rivers Land Trust will preserve 25 acres next to Fort Bragg in Moore County. This move creates space between military zones and local homes. The group has already set aside 4,000…
FORT BRAGG, NC – MAY 13: A sign shows Fort Bragg information May 13, 2004 in Fayettville, North Carolina. The 82d Airborne Division was assigned here in 1946, upon its return form Europe. In 1951, XVIII Airborne Corps was reactivated here and Fort Bragg became widely known as the “home of the airborne.” Today Fort Bragg and neighboring Pope Air Force Base form one of the largest military complexes in the world. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)
Three Rivers Land Trust will preserve 25 acres next to Fort Bragg in Moore County. This move creates space between military zones and local homes.
The group has already set aside 4,000 acres near the base. These spots act as a buffer zone between training grounds and neighborhoods, keeping both sides happy.
"It's reciprocal to the nearby civilian population. You don't want to be near the impact area when live fire exercises are going on there," said Travis Morehead, the executive director of Three Rivers Land Trust, to ABC11.
The buffer cuts down noise from military work, from aircraft flying to soldiers jumping from planes to artillery practice.
