The Umstead Coalition
Celebrating Umstead State Park since 1934!

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NC DEQ Denies Mining Permit for RDU Quarry! Read now>>

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Walk/Run/Bike 2022

Walk/Run Race Results are posted here. Thanks to Carolina Godiva Track Club for the Race timing and to Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC) for the bike tours!

RDU Quarry Mining Permit Denied, but Appeal Filed

On February 17, 2022, NC DEQ denied the mining permit for RDU Quarry, but Wake Stone Corporation filed an appeal on March 14, 2022. We are confident that the proposed quarry operations on public lands immediately adjacent to State protected recreational lands will not happen, but Wake Stone has chosen pursue this folly. So, we fight on.

What You Can Do

Keep up your yard signs!
Ask Governor Cooper to restore the Sunset Clause and shut down Triangle Quarry as promised by 2031. Restore the Sunset Clause, prevent a new quarry. Submit your comments to Governor Cooper now>>
Donate to help the Umstead Coalition's fight to protect our public lands.

Read NC Policy Watch's article on the Sunset Clause: ‘Sooner’ or ‘later’? Fate of Wake Stone quarry near Umstead State Park hinges on one word