people in nature

TLC nature preserves are gorgeous this time of year! While winter hiking can be fun, it is important to dress properly for low temperatures and prepare yourself for winter weather conditions.

TLC’s photo contest is back! After a year hiatus, we’re excited to kick off 2024 with this exciting challenge and see our nature preserves through your camera lenses. This year, our photo challenge will feature four categories that represent each of TLC’s four public benefits of land protection: safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting […]

TLC Trail Guide Margot Lester introduces readers to the joys of nature journaling. Visitors to Williamson Preserve can learn more and engage in meditating in nature with new prompts along Two Pond Loop.

TLC’s Pathways Into Natural Environments and Science team has been in full force getting ready for the upcoming spring program, which begins this February. Read more to catch up with two program alums and learn about PINES’ latest award.

Friends and colleagues of Ross Andrews, who died in October 2013, met at Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve on a crisp Fall evening to celebrate his life.

First-grade students from Trinity School in Durham hiked at Johnston Mill and designed a special map for other visitors their age.

In May, our Pathways Into Nature and Environmental Science (PINES) program wrapped up their semester with our largest cohort of students yet! This year TLC was able to expand the program by welcoming 10 students from Knightdale High School to join us in exploring the outdoors, careers in conservation, and create community around learning and […]

It’s the Year of the Trail in North Carolina, and to celebrate we’ve gathered some of our staff’s favorite trails across TLC’s public nature preserves! Since 1983, TLC has opened and now manages over 55 miles of trails in the Triangle where we welcome thousands of visitors each year. Located across the region, TLC preserves […]