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For Immediate Release
November 07, 2008


CHARLOTTE, NC – Catawba Lands Conservancy recently hired Matt Card as Land Protection Coordinator and Roger Pence as Land Stewardship Associate.

Matt Card will serve as an integral member of the Conservancy’s land protection team. He will work directly with landowners to promote, craft, negotiate and execute land conservation projects to advance the Conservancy’s land protection goals.

Card joins the Conservancy from Henderson County where he served as County Planner from 2004 - 2008. He gained a wide range of planning experience, working for one of the fastest growing counties in Western North Carolina. He graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in Community & Regional Planning and Geography.

Roger Pence will serve on the Conservancy’s stewardship team, working on property monitoring, enforcement of conservation easement requirements, and proper management of the Conservancy’s lands.

Pence brings a diversity of both private and public sector land management experiences to the Conservancy. He most recently conducted conservation and land development work in the Charlotte area. Prior to this, Pence had an extensive Parks career.

“We are thrilled to have both Matt and Roger join our team of dedicated professionals,” said Dave Cable, Executive Director of Catawba Lands Conservancy. “They bring impressive experience, high energy, and entrepreneurial spirit, and an important perspective to the Conservancy and our growing region.”

Additional Resources:
• Catawba Lands Conservancy (www.catawbalands.org)
• Matt Card and Roger Pence’s full bios (www.catawbalands.org/staff.phg)




Catawba Lands Conservancy is a regional land trust that permanently protects land, water and wildlife habitat to enhance your quality of life. The Conservancy protects 7,495 acres in Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Union counties and is one of 24 land trusts serving North Carolina that collectively have protected more than 286,000 acres. Catawba Lands Conservancy is the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail, a conservation initiative that will link more than two million citizens with conserved lands and hundreds of miles of trails connecting fifteen counties in North and South Carolina.