I look forward to the coming weeks. There are several festive meals on my calendar between now and the end of the year. I am grateful for these opportunities to spend time with friends and family, and always enjoy marking these experiences by sharing food. I am especially excited about my grandmother’s collards, field peas, […]
This Tuesday Triangle Land Conservancy is set to host another installment of its Wild Ideas series in October. Wild Ideas for Farms and Food will be on October 11 at The Frontier at Research Triangle Park starting at 5:30pm. Community members are invited to learn about farm and food issues and ideas while enjoying free […]
(Post updated on Sept. 24, 2019 with current links and events) September 24th -30th is Take a Child Outside Week, our annual reminder to take time to help kids appreciate nature. There are lots of good reasons to get kids outside. In fact, spending time outdoors is proven to support creativity and problem solving, help […]
A Conversation with TLC’s Summer Education Intern Dakota Oats Dakota Oats spent this summer helping kids create construction paper insects, writing a lesson plan for an outdoor education program, and pointing out the many butterflies, millipedes, and mushrooms at Horton Grove Nature Preserve. Dakota, a rising junior at Durham School of the Arts, joined TLC […]
Triangle Land Conservancy Earns National Recognition Accreditation Promotes Public Trust, Ensures Permanence Durham, NC (August 17, 2016) – Triangle Land Conservancy announced today that it has achieved accreditation – a mark of distinction in land conservation. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission awarded accreditation, signifying its confidence that Triangle Land Conservancy’s lands will be protected forever. […]
Connecting all people with nature is a big priority for Triangle Land Conservancy. Barbara Goldentyer, Community Outreach and Education Associate at TLC, is working hard to do just that. Goldentyer comes to TLC as a Conservation Trust for North Carolina AmeriCorps Member with an extensive background working with youth in nature education programming. She holds […]
Inspired by last night’s Wild Ideas for Getting Outside, TLC Board Member Norris Cotton and his partner Tracy Mancini agreed to donate $500 if TLC could get 50 membership donations following the event. Today, three more board members – Mark Soticheck, Larry Tombaugh, and John McAdams – have joined the challenge, agreeing to donate $500 […]
TLC will conduct a controlled burn at its Temple Flat Rock Preserve off Watkins Road four miles northeast of Knightdale today, February 29, 2016, starting around 11am and lasting throughout the afternoon. The burn will cover approximately 17 acres and some smoke may be present in areas near the preserve. Triangle Land Conservancy staff and […]
Welcome to the first issue of TLC’s Stewardship Journal, a twice-yearly newsletter for our landowners with conservation easements. The Stewardship Journal will be sent in winter and spring each year along with notifications of any upcoming stewardship visits. Each issue will provide landowners with basic information about easement stewardship and updates on available conservation programs, […]
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead Today, February 17th, is Triangle Land Conservancy’s Founders’ Day. “We need to get the word out about TLC,” resolved the writers of TLC’s first newsletter back in the summer of 1983, […]
