It’s often said, “When it rains, it pours.” Well, on Tuesday, we were able to put on a positive spin on that old adage because when it REALLY rains, people POUR in to hear about the things they can do when the weather is nice! Of course, I’m talking about the amazing turnout we had […]
The next event in TLC’s Wild Ideas series is coming up on March 3rd! This event will focus on Wild Ideas for Getting Outside, and will feature dynamic presentations from local outdoor adventurers, who will share their tips, tricks, and wildest outdoor adventures in the Triangle through rapid-fire imagery and storytelling. Presenters will cover mountain […]
A few weekends ago on a crisp warm Saturday, my fiancé and I went on a nice long walk at Umstead State Park. A gorgeous warm winter’s day, it made us dream about the coming of spring. To say this week has been the polar opposite is quite the understatement. As I write this, we […]
When you grow up within a rocks throw of Pisgah National Forest, you end up being one of those people who would rather spend their weekends camping, spending nights under the stars around a campfire instead of inside on the couch. There’s just something about the smoke rising into the night sky, the smell of […]
February 13th-February 16th is not only Valentine’s Day weekend, but also the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)! When many people think about February 14th, they envision pink hearts, chocolate, romantic dates, and Hallmark cards; but I dream of all the birds I hope to see smack dab in the middle of the GBBC weekend […]
A few years ago, I packed my bags and moved to Bloomington, Indiana for graduate school. An eager student, I couldn’t wait to start my classes, especially my first elective, a wetlands biology and restoration class with lab. I had very little experience studying and spending time in these unique ecosystems as most of the […]
This week, we’re excited to bring you a recipe by Susan Reda from Learning Outside, a TLC partner organization providing outdoor environmental education experiences at TLC’s J. Logan and Elinor Moore Irvin Nature Preserve in Orange County. If you attended the December grand trail opening event at Horton Grove, you may have even gotten a […]
Most every man-made thing in this world requires maintenance every now and then, and TLC’s hiking trails are no exception. Every week, some sort of task on my schedule involves trail upkeep on one of our six preserves. Even on a cool winter’s day, when the temperature doesn’t get above freezing, I often find myself […]
(Before going outside…) People in industrialized countries, on average, now spend approximately 93 percent of their time indoors. Some sources I found claim that Americans on average spend up to 98% of their indoors, meaning as little as 30 minutes a day are spent outside. While this certainly isn’t true of everyone, and time […]
On Thursday, January 22, 2015, TLC will be conducting prescribed burns on our Horton Grove Nature Preserve to protect its unique warm season grassland ecosystem and promote oak regeneration in parts of the hardwood forest. TLC will conduct a separate burn at Horton Grove on another date in order to prepare a Pine Savanna for […]
