It is a haven for rare flora and fauna, such as the brown elfin butterfly and the purple fringeless orchid. Several plant species reach their easternmost limits at this site, including wild sarsparilla and Bradley's spleenwort. The Conservancy purchased two tracts from Virginia Cates Bartow and Nancy Cates Beard and will transfer the land to the Division of Parks and Recreation to be managed as a State Natural Area. Established in 1977, the N.C. Chapter of The Nature Conservancy has protected over 380,000 acres in the state with gifts from foundations, corporations and 24,000 members. The state office is located at 4011 University Drive, Suite 201, Durham.
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Et Cetera Three Triangle chefs and one guest chef from California will come together to create the 1998 Chef's Dinner benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill. To honor a leading music teacher, choral director, and arts advocate, the Raleigh Oratorio Society has established the Geraldine Cate Scholarship Fund to provide the wherewithal to allow talented and promising singers to participate in vocal training and to promote the choral art. The Board of Directors of the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County continues its search for a President and CEO and expects to install one by early spring. The search committee is now reviewing resumes, screening by telephone and having confidential interviews. The first finalist for the position is Margot Knight, who is expected to make an on-site visit in late January.