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company creator of the popularSociety’s beer app.2013 Charles Science degree in marine biology.Untappd, He National Audubon immediately began a long and successful H. Callison Professional Award. Each wall, year, It’s Mott’s hope that, through the success of this green career at the National Audubon Society. this award honors one volunteer and they will grow in popularity in our area. And that way, more one He held many roles at Audubon, notably willstaff member fromand Audubon who have of building occupants enjoy the health aesthetic benefits as the deputy state director of Audubon’s made remarkable contributions to consersystems like these in the near future. North Carolina state office and most vation through coalition-building, creative once again himself to be recently as the programAlthough director Steve of theMott hasthinking andproclaimed perseverance. A native of North Carolina, Golder has retired, you may be able to reach him through his website, www. Atlantic Flyway Coast Strategy. a deep affinity for the southeastern coast, Golder’s lifelong work has contributed mottlandscaping.com. “We met good candidates from across where he grew up in Wrightsville Beach. to the protection of coastal birds and their the state during our search and are ex“The North Carolina coast is my home. habitats, and has established sanctuaries tremely pleased to have found Walker, who for 35 percent of North Carolina’s breeding It’s where I learned the lasting value of brings deep coastal conservation experiprotecting the places that make our coast shorebirds. A talented nature photograence and expertise and has had a long so special, and the importance of land pher, Golder’s photographs have appeared trusts,” Golder said. “I believe that conserv- professional relationship with the Coastal in dozens of publications, including eight Land Trust,” said Ann C. Simpson, chair of ing natural and working landscapes and book and magazine covers. the executive director search committee investing in land stewardship is one of “Walker’s decades of experience in andbypast president of the board of directhe best ways to have a lasting impact on photo Valerie Robertson conservation and deep commitment to of the Coastal Land Trust. natural andincultural that arepot, so whichtors Each plant the wall resources lives in its original is placed directly in its the Carolina coast make him a perfect fit tray. The plants willNorth grow towards thecoast.” light, so maintenance of the wall will important to the Carolina “I had the pleasure of working with for Coastal Land Trust,” said Melanie Allen, Walker Golder has joined the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust as its new executive director. He succeeds founding executive director Camilla M. Herlevich. Golder comes to the Coastal Land Trust from the National Audubon Society.
include a monthly task of removing each pot by hand, turning it 180 degrees, the Coastal Land Trust on several land the University of and Golder putting itattended back in place.
protection projects where the missions North Carolina Wilmington for gradufrom the City of Wilmington Commission forAudubon Outstanding of and the Coastal Land Trust ate school, where he earned Tree a Master of aligned, and I am Function Design at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center excited for the Betty Cameron Women’s and Children’s Center (a rooftop garden opportunity to get that can be visited by patients and their families). back to coastal land What was it about this project that pulled Mott out of retireprotection,” Golder ment for what was obviously going to involve a lot of time and said. effort?
pomegranate books “A good little bookstore…
For one thing, the sheer complexity of the project was enticis a laboratory for our coming together.” ing. It was new and different and challenging. “I had to learn an Ross Gay awful lot. I mean I’d done this kind of work forever, but still this “I love walking into a bookstore. is a new system I haven’t used... Also just the logistics of it, you It's like all my friends arebuilding sitting ona shelves, know. Building something inside here is like ship in a waving their bottle. It was complex enough to be interesting. ” pages at me.” Tahereh Mafi
Even more important, though, this project was an opportunity for him to prove that such a complicated project could be very successful. And he was concerned that if a green wall were attempted but were not a success, that might be the end of using green wall technology in Wilmington. But he was confident he could make it work. “If it’s successful and it gets some of the notoriety I think it’s going to get, you’ll see a lot of them, maybe a waterways and ocean not this big. This is a major undertaking in anybody’s book.” He friendly, free business believes that the success of his green wall plastic will encourage others. roasting organic, shade grown Mott plans to put together information on the newly comand small farm coffee lots pleted green wall, enough so that people will have documenta-
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Golder is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, most notably the
president of the board of directors of the Coastal Land Trust. “He has the skill and enthusiasm to lead the Coastal Land Trust’s talented staff into this next chapter.” “I am very excited and honored to join the Coastal Land Trust as executive director,” Golder said of his new position. “The work of this organization will shape the legacy that we leave to future generations.” Learn about the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust at www.CoastalLandTrust.org.
—courtesy of North Carolina Coastal photo by Valerie Robertson Land Trust A scissor lift was used to allow placement of the plants.
The lift only reached 22 feet, so Mott had to place a
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