NCSU Alumni & Friends Against the Sale of the Hofmann Forest
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Nick Davis
13 years ago
This long time forest is serving the state of NC. Do not sell it to someone outside the state who intends to destroy it for financial gain. The forest will be gone forever and the money will leave the state. There's plenty of cleared land around for feed cultivation.
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Anonymous
13 years ago
By the way, since NCSU is a state system university, it's assets technically belong to the state of North Carolina. Therefore, the Hofmann Forest property belongs to the people of North Carolina. So NC taxpayers and NC state legislators have a right to weigh in on the proposed sale.
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Chet Buell
13 years ago
Somehow I think that no matter how loud we are, the deaf will not pay attention until we show them the signs.
Too bad some of the people we are trying to convince not to sell the forest refuse to listen or read.
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John A. Helms
13 years ago
As a University of California, Berkeley, faculty emeritus I am fully aware of the critical importance of retaining university, state-owned forests to provide essential teaching, research, and outreach functions. I strongly urge delaying a decision on the sale of the NCSU Hofmann Forest until after there has been full evaluation and disclosure, compliance with SEPA, and consultation with all concerned parties. I have visited the Hofmann Forest and am aware of the enormous benefits this world-class Forest provides the University and State of North Carolina.
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H.S. Thacker
13 years ago
I am totally opposed to the sale of
Hoffman Forest. I am a North Carolinian, an alumna of NCSU, and a resident of NC. These may be irrelevant to the subject at hand, but it is the ultimate shame on the part of humanity to transform Hoffman Forest into subdivisions, shopping malls, parking lots, and traffic chaos.
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Charles
13 years ago
I am fifteen years old and an aspiring herpetologist and biologist. I am from Pender County and my mother grew up in Onslow County. I plan to attend NCSU or UNCW. The sale of Hoffman Forest would threaten the eastern diamondback rattlesnake and destroy a black bear habit. I oppose this sale and the subsequent destruction of Hoffman Forest. One day I hope to visit this area and learn first hand about the animals who live there.
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Mike Jackson
13 years ago
This sale would mean the destruction of animal habits. It also would cause problems in the future such as waste water runoff. This much development must not happen.
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Joe Turnage
13 years ago
Hopefully the Governor and Legislators will act to save this public treasure in the name of higher education! A future with any less education in this field could spell disaster.
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Catherine Denham
13 years ago
Please save our North Carolina heritage for the people of North Carolina, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The heritage of North Carolina should not be up for sale.
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Jackson M Hoffman
13 years ago
This is sacred land for future generations not big money for golf!!!!!!
Protect and fight to save Hoffman Forest of North Carolina.
Besides if you growing corn for food there is plenty of land owners in eastern NC that can do the job. And I'm not interested growing corn for fuel!!!
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Keith E. Smith
13 years ago
It could never be replaced!
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Dave Wigglesworth
13 years ago
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Selling the Hofmann Forest is very short sighted. Anyone who knows the forest industry knows that property is valuable, and with more intensive forest management and a master plan which includes some development, it could yield far greater returns in the future than a sale now.
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susan reichert
13 years ago
ability for forest land owners, but they also need to layer other sources of income on top of that tree farming. A forest land owner can consider a piece of property as a place for recreation, for its value as a way to store carbon and provide clean fresh water. Water is going to be the natural resource issue of the coming decade. Even here in Raleigh, we know that the watershed
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Cassie Sebas
13 years ago
The revenue from the sale of this forest will never compare to the knowledge, enjoyment, and even logging revenue it provides for the university, it's students and the alumni who support it. As a public university, providing the best possible education for the students who attend NC State should be the top priority.
Selling and destroying this forest will impact not only the educational and recreational opportunities of students and alumni, but also the biodiversity and habitat of countless native species.
This long time forest is serving the state of NC. Do not sell it to someone outside the state who intends to destroy it for financial gain. The forest will be gone forever and the money will leave the state. There's plenty of cleared land around for feed cultivation.
By the way, since NCSU is a state system university, it's assets technically belong to the state of North Carolina. Therefore, the Hofmann Forest property belongs to the people of North Carolina. So NC taxpayers and NC state legislators have a right to weigh in on the proposed sale.
Somehow I think that no matter how loud we are, the deaf will not pay attention until we show them the signs. Too bad some of the people we are trying to convince not to sell the forest refuse to listen or read.
As a University of California, Berkeley, faculty emeritus I am fully aware of the critical importance of retaining university, state-owned forests to provide essential teaching, research, and outreach functions. I strongly urge delaying a decision on the sale of the NCSU Hofmann Forest until after there has been full evaluation and disclosure, compliance with SEPA, and consultation with all concerned parties. I have visited the Hofmann Forest and am aware of the enormous benefits this world-class Forest provides the University and State of North Carolina.
I am totally opposed to the sale of Hoffman Forest. I am a North Carolinian, an alumna of NCSU, and a resident of NC. These may be irrelevant to the subject at hand, but it is the ultimate shame on the part of humanity to transform Hoffman Forest into subdivisions, shopping malls, parking lots, and traffic chaos.
I am fifteen years old and an aspiring herpetologist and biologist. I am from Pender County and my mother grew up in Onslow County. I plan to attend NCSU or UNCW. The sale of Hoffman Forest would threaten the eastern diamondback rattlesnake and destroy a black bear habit. I oppose this sale and the subsequent destruction of Hoffman Forest. One day I hope to visit this area and learn first hand about the animals who live there.
This sale would mean the destruction of animal habits. It also would cause problems in the future such as waste water runoff. This much development must not happen.
Hopefully the Governor and Legislators will act to save this public treasure in the name of higher education! A future with any less education in this field could spell disaster.
Please save our North Carolina heritage for the people of North Carolina, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The heritage of North Carolina should not be up for sale.
This is sacred land for future generations not big money for golf!!!!!! Protect and fight to save Hoffman Forest of North Carolina. Besides if you growing corn for food there is plenty of land owners in eastern NC that can do the job. And I'm not interested growing corn for fuel!!!
It could never be replaced!
Selling the Hofmann Forest is very short sighted. Anyone who knows the forest industry knows that property is valuable, and with more intensive forest management and a master plan which includes some development, it could yield far greater returns in the future than a sale now.
ability for forest land owners, but they also need to layer other sources of income on top of that tree farming. A forest land owner can consider a piece of property as a place for recreation, for its value as a way to store carbon and provide clean fresh water. Water is going to be the natural resource issue of the coming decade. Even here in Raleigh, we know that the watershed
The revenue from the sale of this forest will never compare to the knowledge, enjoyment, and even logging revenue it provides for the university, it's students and the alumni who support it. As a public university, providing the best possible education for the students who attend NC State should be the top priority. Selling and destroying this forest will impact not only the educational and recreational opportunities of students and alumni, but also the biodiversity and habitat of countless native species.