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Tips for Year-End Giving

November 28, 2023

Tips for Year-End Giving For tax savings in 2023, you need to make your gift by December 31, which this year falls on a Sunday. Checks sent by mail need to have a December 30 postmark. Our address: Triangle Land Conservancy, PO Box 1848, Durham, NC 27702. TLC’s Tax Identification Number: 58-1514406 Gifts given online can […]

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Triangle Land Conservancy conserves 248 acres in Chatham County

November 21, 2023

In June, TLC permanently conserved 248 acres of undeveloped, forested land located between Fearrington Village and Jordan Lake. This beautiful property contains wetlands, streams, and steep slopes that are unusual for the area and critical to the region. The property directly abuts the B. Everett Jordan Dam and Lake, one of the largest sources of […]

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Species Spotlight: Not so spooky spiders

November 10, 2023

By Laura Warman, Grants Manager Spooky season might be past us, and we’ve even had the first freeze of the year, but as the growing season winds down late summer and fall are great times to spot spiders and their webs. Spiders, overall, are a fascinating group of creatures that have been around for about […]

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Bridging the Gap at Swift Creek Bluffs

October 14, 2023

By Cara Lewis, Senior Communications Manager Often described as an urban oasis, Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve is a hidden gem inside the rapidly growing Triangle metropolis of Cary, NC. One of TLC’s smallest preserves, this precious and protected space is bound by housing developments, a golf course, and the increasingly busy Holly Springs Road.  […]

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Karen Farmers in the Triangle

October 13, 2023

The Triangle is home to many peoples and cultures, and this is reflected in the wide variety of local farms and the diversity of crops they grow. Here is a spotlight of two local farms (in Orange and Wake counties) where Karen (ka-REN) farmers (an ethic minority from Burma) grow both food and community.   Karen […]

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Fall migration is here!

September 15, 2023

The end of summer brings the start of shorter days and eventually cooler weather. It’s also the beginning of fall migration! Twice a year, billions of birds across North America embark on journeys of varying lengths and destinations to find plentiful food and nesting resources. In the fall, many birds will be leaving their summer […]

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Species Spotlight: Cuckoos in nature and song

August 9, 2023

By Laura Warman, Grants Manager “Oh the cuckoo, she’s a pretty bird. She warbles as she flies.  She never says cuckoo, ‘till the fourth day of July”.  Cuckoos and their calls are the subject of a surprising number of songs, poems and stories, and they feature heavily in different mythologies (from ancient Greece to the […]

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