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About Us

The Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) is a non-profit founded in December 2015 by members of the Wilmington Tree Commission to address the needs of the community and urban forestry in the Greater Wilmington and lower Cape Fear region.

 

ACFT focuses on education, advocacy, preservation, and new tree plantings.

 

The ACFT is run by volunteers and has an active core of around twenty volunteer experts in trees and advisory services relating to the nurture, protection, and regulation of the urban forest. Through our volunteers, the work of the ACFT is made possible.​

Our mission is to preserve, protect and plant trees to enhance the quality of life and health for present and future generations in the Lower Cape Fear area.

Staff:

  • Dan Camacho (Executive Director)​

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Board of Directors:

  • Margee Herring (President, Community & Outreach Chair)

  • Laura McCabe (Vice-President, Advocacy Committee Chair)

  • Michael Murchison (Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair, Development Committee Chair)

  • Donna Hurdle (Secretary)

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  • Connie Parker (President Emeritus)

  • John Anagnost (Tree Plantings and Distributions Committee)

  • Mary Bradley (Development Committee)

  • Henry Campbell (Committees: Tree Stewards, Tree Plantings and Distributions)

  • Bob Elkins (Tree Plantings and Distributions Committee Chair)

  • Gareth Evans (Nominating Committee Chair)

  • Sonja Green (Outreach Committee)

  • ​Camilla Herlevich (Development Committee)

  • Everette Jones (Professional Outreach/Edu Committee Chair, Tree Stewards Committee)

  • Ann Marquino (Legacy Trees Committee Chair)

  • Dan Schmidt (Tree Stewards Committee Chair, Tree Plantings and Distributions Committee)

  • Craig Ten Brink (Professional Outreach/Edu Committee)

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Non-voting Board Members

  • Dr. Martin Meyerson

  • Jim Gregory, PhD

  • Bill Jayne (Senior Advisor)

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  Ex-Officio Board Members

  • Jesica Blake (Coastal Land Trust)

  • Tom Boland (Wilmington Tree Commission)

  • Dru Harrison (NHC Soil and Water)

  • Haley Hopkins (City of Wilmington Planning)

  • Dylan McDonnell (NHC Planning)

  • Andy McGlinn (Plastic Ocean Project)

  • Janine Powell (NHC Parks and Gardens)

  • Amy Schlag (City of Wilmington Equity & Inclusion Specialist)

  • Lloyd Singleton (N.C. Cooperative Extension - NHC Center and Arboretum)

  • Burrows Smith (Developer)

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