2011 NASC Benefit Auction @ TerraForums

[seedjar]

Hello! Joe/seedjar here with an important announcement on behalf of the North American Sarracenia Conservancy.
After much deliberation we've selected a beneficiary for the 2011 NASC Benefit Auction. This year's proceeds will go towards the Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve, in cooperation with our friends at the Nature Conservancy. This site, on the outskirts of the town of Boiling Spring Lakes, NC, includes many lands immediately threatened by expanding development. The region is home to Dionaea muscipula, Drosera brevifolia, capillaris and intermedia, Sarracenia flava, purpurea and rubra, as well as Utricularia inflata and purpurea. Though it already includes nearly 7,000 acres, our goal is to connect disjoint portions of the preserve and create a wider perimeter around the most sensitive areas in order to maximize the value of protections the Nature Conservancy provides.
In addition to being rare habitat to the Venus flytrap and a number of other endemic carnivorous plants, the Boiling Spring Lakes are an important center of biodiversity for many other plants and animals, including temperate orchids and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. A unique and remarkably varied combination of biomes make this an invaluable region.
Read about the Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve here at the Nature Conservancy website:
www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/northcarolina/placesweprotect/boiling-spring-lakes.xml
Auction proceeds make a tremendous difference in this effort. Your giving is a much-needed investment into the future of Sarracenia, carnivorous plants, and the heritage of America's wilderness. As reported by Renee Elder of the Associated Press, a recent study found that every $1 spent on conservation in North Carolina returns $4 in natural resources:
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-23/funds-for-conservation-offer-dividends-for-nc.html
The community of Boiling Spring Lakes takes great pride in their surrounding natural resources, and is active in promoting conservation through the yearly Fire in the Lakes Festival (fireinthelakes.weebly.com/) and other fronts, but they can't do it all on their own. Let's have a great auction turnout this year and show our support in preserving these natural treasures! Please join us at the NASC sub-forum on TerraForums for news and updates - www.terraforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=111. Bidding begins April 23rd!
Thanks, and have fun!
~Joe Granville
Head of Public Relations and Education, NASC

[seedjar]

Hi all - you may know me from TerraForums but I'm a newbie here. Not 100% sure if this is the best place for such an announcement, so if not please feel free to move the thread or cross-post it. Thanks again.
~Joe

[ICPS-bob]

Welcome Joe. Notice that NASC has its own sub-board within the Conservation Organizations board -- although no one has posted anything there for over a year.
icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=nasc
Forum Rule 6 states that we do not sponsor or allow sales or personal auctions. However, we do occasionally approve such activities from individuals and organizations, if funds go to an approved cause.
icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rules&action=display&thread=1
Historically NASC has been considered a sister organization and its annual auction is to support CP conservation. Consequently, the question (as you say) is the appropriate place to post the information. It could remain in Conservation Organizations, the NASC sub-board, or in the Approved Sales board. Last year, the auction was in Approved Sales and that is the appropriate place. Consequently, the post has been moved.