As you read TLC’s first newsletter on our blog, you will see how much TLC and the region have grown and changed since 1983. You may also be struck by how much is still the same — from concerns about the rapid development of the region to our mission to protect natural and historic lands […]
On February 15, over 375 people came to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for Wild I.D.E.A.s for a More Vibrant Tomorrow to learn and discuss how we can make the outdoors more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible for all. Attendees enjoyed engaging talks from four expert speakers and connected with representatives from 28 local […]
Discovering Nature’s Hidden Treasures With TLC TLC Trail Guides Each spring and fall, TLC hosts a Trail Guide training for volunteers to become hike and program leaders. We have a wonderful group of 82 Trail Guides that lead most programs offered at TLC nature preserves. These intrepid conservation heroes lead groups of all ages on […]
The Marks Creek Headwaters property in Wake County has been officially protected by TLC! This 46-acre property protects a key connecting tract in the Marks Creek Watershed, a critical priority area for Wake County and TLC for more than 20 years and a “Last Chance to See Landscape” designated by Scenic America. Located only 2 […]
TLC is excited to announce the purchase of Chicken Bridge Forest, a 108-acre parcel of land in Chatham County now owned by TLC. The land has 2,250 feet of perennial stream with a wide and rocky streambed leading directly to the Haw River. There are over 1,000 additional feet of intermittent stream area which feeds […]
In January, twelve TLC Volunteer Trail Guides joined NC Botanical Garden Guides for a unique opportunity to tour Historic Stagville and Horton Grove. Volunteer Trail Guides are an integral part of TLC’s mission to connect people to nature in the Triangle and are tasked with leading community hikes and educating the public about the lands […]
Ten years ago, TLC moved into the Duke Street office near sleepy downtown Durham. In the past three years, TLC’s staff has doubled in size as we have increased our land protection, stewardship, outreach, and fundraising efforts, as well as finance and administration team to support the growth necessary to double the pace of conservation. […]
Seeing a team of sturdy draft horses pulling a log down a forest path may invoke images of the old days before the advent of machines. Such was the sight recently at Three Bears, a TLC owned site in the Fall Lakes Watershed in northern Wake County. Our Stewardship staff enlisted the service of local […]
By Musolé Kambinda, Communications Manager Protecting farmland is crucial to sustain local food systems, habitats, and water. In September, Triangle Land Conservancy secured an 86-acre agricultural conservation easement on a farm in Zebulon in Wake County. “This was the first TLC farmland project in Wake County that matched Federal and State funding resources with local […]
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