Source: Steve DeVane, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 10/16/16

A conservation group is working with state and federal officials to protect and rehabilitate thousands of acres of forest in Hoke County.The Nature Conservancy is overseeing the 3,288-acre Calloway Forest Preserve. The organization is managing the land in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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