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TLC Protects More Farmland in Chatham with County Support

June 26, 2025

Triangle Land Conservancy has seen major progress in farmland preservation efforts in Chatham County, where momentum continues to grow thanks in large part to local government support and long-standing community ties to the land.  Now entering its second year, the Chatham County Organizational Support Grant—created by the county in 2024 to bolster agricultural conservation work—has […]

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TLC Protects 40 Acres Near Umstead State Park in Historic Easement

May 15, 2025

The Walton Farm, one of the last large working farms in Raleigh, is now permanently protected through a conservation easement made possible by a partnership between Walton Farm, Triangle Land Conservancy, and Wake County. The easement ensures that Walton Farm’s valuable farmland, open space and wildlife habitat will be preserved forever.  Triangle Land Conservancy worked […]

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Conservation groups permanently protect first conservation cemetery in central North Carolina

March 27, 2025

In a unique agreement, three North Carolina-based conservation groups will permanently protect Bluestem Conservation Cemetery, the first conservation cemetery in central North Carolina and one of only 13 such cemeteries in the country. Bluestem Community has donated a conservation easement to Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) and Eno River Association that will protect the 87-acre preserve […]

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Lee County Board of Commissioners Signal Commitment to Preserving Farms

March 10, 2025

The Lee County Board of Commissioners made a landmark investment in the future of agriculture and working lands across the county at their March 3rd, 2025 meeting, voting to adopt a new conservation easement policy establishing an “Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Fund” as well as updating the county’s existing “Farmland Preservation Ordinance.” 

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