The Dirt Blog

How did Triangle Land Conservancy Get Started?

February 16, 2023

Written in Summer 1983, TLC’s first newsletter “TLC News” introduces the Triangle community to the concept of a regional land trust. TLC’s collaborative efforts culminated in 1984 with our first conserved property, Temple Flat Rock in Wake County. Since then, with the help of dedicated supporters, we have conserved over 23,000 acres of vital watersheds, farmlands, […]

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Introducing the Agriculture Pavilion at Williamson

February 3, 2023

On your next visit to the Bailey and Sarah Williamson Preserve, you may notice an exciting new addition. Beginning in late February, TLC will start construction of an agriculture pavilion to serve as a central space for farming activities and educational events. Unique to other public TLC nature preserves, Williamson offers opportunities for recreation and […]

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Los pajaros carpinteros de Carolina del Norte

January 31, 2023

Por: Laura Warman, Gerente de financiamiento Este mes destacamos a los pájaros carpinteros: un grupo de aves fascinantes con adaptaciones extraordinarias que les permiten hacer cosas que otros animales no pueden. “Pájaro carpintero” tiende a invocar una imagen de un pájaro blanquinegro con copete rojo (incluso a manera de caricatura) que usa un pico largo […]

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TriWild: Making a Difference, One Tree at a Time

January 13, 2023

When facing environmental challenges like climate change and disappearing habitats, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and wonder if individual actions can make much of a difference. Triangle Land Conservancy’s TriWild volunteer program provides an opportunity that demonstrates the opposite: each one of us can have a big impact on restoring native ecosystems. Since its beginnings […]

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We’re on the move!

January 12, 2023

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. […]

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The Wondrous Woodpeckers of North Carolina

January 11, 2023

By Laura Warman, Grants Manager This month we are highlighting woodpeckers – a group of fascinating birds with amazing adaptations that allow them to do things that other animals can’t. The word “woodpecker” tends to invoke an image of a black and white bird with a red head (possibly in cartoon form) that uses a […]

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Two draft harnessed draft horses pulling a log.

Harnessing horsepower for land stewardship

December 9, 2022

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 […]

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