The Dirt Blog

¡Estén atentos a las flores de hamamelis!

November 30, 2022

Por Laura Warman, Gerente de financiamiento Estamos a principios de noviembre y, aunque las hojas con colores otoñales son las estrellas de la temporada, todavía hay tiempo para encontrar flores en el bosque. Quizá conozcan el agua de hamamelis que se puede comprar en la sección de primeros auxilios o de belleza de una farmacia, […]

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Keep an Eye Out for Witch Hazel Flowers!

November 11, 2022

By Laura Warman, Grants Manager It’s early November, and although colorful leaves are the stars of the show, there’s still time to find flowers in the woods. You may know witch-hazel as a liquid you can by in the first aid or beauty section of a pharmacy – but did you know it comes from […]

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86 Acres of Farmland Protected in Wake County

November 3, 2022

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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Not-so-heavenly Trees and Lantern-like Bugs

October 7, 2022

By Laura Warman, Grants Manager Like many others, the first time I ever heard of Tree of Heaven was in the pages of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I remember being entranced by the description of “…a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its […]

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Árboles ni-tan-celestiales e insectos que parecen linternas

October 7, 2022

Por Laura Warman, Gerente de financiamiento  Al igual que muchas otras personas, la primera vez que supe del árbol del cielo fue en las páginas de Un árbol crece en Brooklyn de Betty Smith. Recuerdo sentir fascinación con su descripción de “…un árbol que crece en Brooklyn. Algunas personas le llaman el Árbol del Cielo. Sin […]

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Easement Adds 257 Acres Of Protected Land In Pittsboro

September 16, 2022

On Friday, September 2nd, TLC recorded a conservation easement on Manco Dairy Farm. This 257-acre easement is on a Century Farm in Chatham County, owned and managed by the Mann family since 1840. The farm is Northwest of the town of Pittsboro, a rapidly expanding area in the County, with lots of new developments underway […]

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Snake ssseason is here!

September 12, 2022

By Hannah Royal, Stewardship Associate  If you have chosen to read this article, I assume the title has hit some type of nerve – intrigue, anxiety, excitement, or a combination of the three. Snakes elicit a wide range of emotions from humans. Our state is home to 37 species of snake, only six of those […]

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¡Llegó la temporada de ssserpientes!

September 12, 2022

  Por Hannah Royal, Asociada de monitoreo y protección Traducido por Laura Warman, Gerente de financiamiento Traducciones de nombres de serpientes basada en Naturalista Las serpientes provocan una amplia gama de sentimientos y emociones en los humanos y me imagino que, si está leyendo este artículo, el título le produjo sentimientos como intriga, ansiedad, emoción […]

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