BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//104.21.2.140//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://triangleland.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13134@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Biking CONTACT:Katie Seiz\; kseiz@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Crank Army presents a new local challenge to kick off the seaso n! In partnership with Triangle Land Conservancy\, Crank Army challenges y ou to complete your best time\, most number of laps\, or just get out and ride at TLC’s Williamson Preserve during the entire month of March.\nThis March challenge is also a fundraiser for Triangle Land Conservancy in hono r of our 40th Anniversary and the “Year of the Trail” in NC. TLC strives t o create a healthier and more vibrant Triangle region by safeguarding clea n water\, protecting natural habitats\, supporting local farms and food\, and connecting people with nature through land protection and stewardship. TLC manages 8 public nature preserves featuring 55 miles of trail includi ng the Williamson Preserve and Brumley Preserve that feature both hiking a nd mountain biking trail options.\nLearn about Rules\, Prizes\, and How to Participate Here DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230401 LOCATION:Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve @ 4409 Mial Plantation Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Crank Arm Brewing Bike Race! URL:https://triangleland.org/event/crank-arm-brewing-bike-race X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /03/Crank-Arm-300x191.webp\;300\;191\,medium\;https://triangleland.org/wp- content/uploads/2023/03/Crank-Arm-300x191.webp\;300\;191\,large\;https://t riangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Crank-Arm-300x191.webp\;300\;19 1\,full\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Crank-Arm-300 x191.webp\;300\;191 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nCrank Army pre sents a new local challenge to kick off the season! In partnership wit h Triangle Land Conservancy\, Crank Army challenges you to complete your b est time\, most number of laps\, or just get out and ride at TLC’s William son Preserve during the entire month of March.
\nThis March challeng e is also a fundraiser for Triangle Land Conservancy in honor of our 40th Anniversary and the “Year of the Trai l” in NC. TLC strives to create a healthier and more vibrant Triangle region by safeguarding clean water\, protecting natural habitats\, support ing local farms and food\, and connecting people with nature through land protection and stewardship. TLC manages 8 public nature preserves featurin g 55 miles of trail including the Williamson Preserve and Brumley Preserve that feature both hiking and mountain biking trail options.
\nJoin us in celebration of you! We want to say thank you to all of our volunteers for dedicating thei r time and effort to help us make the Triangle a more vibrant and healthy region. We would not be able to accomplish our goals without you all and w e especially want to recognize those that are old and new that have helped us through the trying times of the pandemic. So what better way to say th ank you than with a Locopop\, lawn games\, and special staff-led tours of the planned expansion area at our Brumley Forest Nature Preserve?
\nThe event lasts from 10am-1pm and in an attempt to limit large group sizes we will be asking everyone to register for a specific arrival time below. We will have raffles and tours every hour so that no groups will miss out on anything that they would like to participate in. Please note that the Locopops cart will only be at the event from 11am-1pm\, but if you choose the 10am slot we would happily have you stick around until the main event arrives. When you arrive you will receive a ticket to exchange for one “bi g kid pop” of your choice and then there will more available to purchase i f you decide you need more than one flavor!
\nIn accordance with CDC guidelines\, masks should be worn by those who are unvaccinated or when a nyone cannot maintain social distancing with guests other than your family /pod. TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. We encourage others to be respec tful of personal choice about mask wearing.
\nRegister below for you r arrival time:
\n\n\n\n BODY> END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10458@www.triangleland.org/cms DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Hike\,Training\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy hiking our trails and preserves? Do you want to be able to share that with others? To become a TLC Trail Guide\, Hike Leader \, or Environmental Education Leader you first need to be trained!\nWe wil l meet by zoom on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm October 27th\, November 3rd\, and 10th. There will also be in person practice trail trainings offered. T hese trainings will cover basic information about TLC\, the expectations o f each role\, trail etiquette and protection\, common programs\, and what to do in case of emergency. You must sign up for all of the zoom training s and at least 3 of the 4 in person trail trainings to pass. When you have completed the 10 hour training and received your background check you wil l become an official TLC Trail Guide!\nThe zoom trainings will be recorded so that you can watch them on your own time if you are not able to attend the prescheduled time.\nTo register\, please go to our Volunteer Hub page \, make an account and register for all Trail Guide training dates. To see the schedule\, then follow this link. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211027T120000 LOCATION:Zoom RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20211110T235959Z;BYDAY=WE;WKST=MO SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Trail Guide Training Fall 2021 URL:https://triangleland.org/event/trail-guide-training-fall-2021 X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDo you enjoy hiking our trails and preserves? Do you want to be able to share that with others? To become a TLC Trail Guide\, Hike Leader\, or Environmental Educ ation Leader you first need to be trained!
\nWe will meet by zoom on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm October 27th\, November 3rd\, and 10th. There w ill also be in person practice trail trainings offered. These trainings wi ll cover basic information about TLC\, the expectations of each role\, tra il etiquette and protection\, common programs\, and what to do in case of emergency. You must sign up for all of the zoom trainings and at least 3 of the 4 in person trail trainings to pass. When you have completed the 10 hour training and received your background check you will become an offic ial TLC Trail Guide!
\nThe zoom trainings will be recorded so that y ou can watch them on your own time if you are not able to attend the presc heduled time.
\nTo register\, please go to our Volunteer Hub page\, make an account and r egister for all Trail Guide training dates. To see the schedule\, then fol low this link.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Trail Guides END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11353@www.triangleland.org/cms DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Citizen Science\,Hike\,Training\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Do you want to be a scientist? Do you think bugs are cool? Come visit our Johnston Mill Nature Preserve and participate in the citizen sc ience project Caterpillars Count! No prior knowledge is necessary and all ages are welcome.\nWe will meet at the Turkey Farm entrance to Johnston Mi ll and hike to the plot sites of tagged trees. There we will be joined by members of the Hurlbert Lab at UNC who will take us through every step of the project including being shown the methods of capturing accurate counts of arthropods on the branches of tagged trees. You do not need to bring a nything\, other than good walking shoes and a full water bottle. If you wo uld like to read more on the project or view the virtual training video pr ior to heading out you can learn more here: https://caterpillarscount.unc. edu/getStarted/\nThis is a free volunteering event. Please make sure to re gister on our VolunteerHub website here.\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks t o build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations wit h staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if y ou would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligibl e to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment fo r our community. Thank you for your understanding. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T110000 LOCATION:Johnston Mill (Secondary Entrance) @ 6001 Turkey Farm Rd.\, Chapel Hill\, NC 27514 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Caterpillars Count! Citizen Science URL:https://triangleland.org/event/caterpillars-count-citizen-science X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022 /05/AdobeStock_407197937-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medium\;https://triangl eland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AdobeStock_407197937-239x300.jpg\;239 \;300\;1\,large\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Adobe Stock_407197937.jpg\;798\;1000\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDo you want to be a scientist? Do you think bugs are cool? Come visit our Johnston Mill Nature Preserve and participate in the citizen science project Caterpillars Count! No prior knowledge is nece ssary and all ages are welcome.
\nWe will meet at the Turke y Farm entrance to Johnston Mill and hike to the plot sites of tagged tree s. There we will be joined by members of the Hurlbert Lab at UNC who will take us through every step of the project including being shown the method s of capturing accurate counts of arthropods on the branches of tagged tre es. You do not need to bring anything\, other than good walking shoes and a full water bottle. If you would like to read more on the project or view the virtual training video prior to heading out you can learn more here: https://caterpilla rscount.unc.edu/getStarted/
\nThis is a free volunteering event. Please make sure to register on our VolunteerHub website here.
\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you ar e experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Citizen Science\,johnston mill\,Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11331@www.triangleland.org/cms DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Food\,Social\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebration of you! We want to say thank you to all of our volunteers for dedicating their time and effort to help us make the Triangle a more vibrant and healthy region. And what better way to do tha t than with a good ol’ fashioned summer hotdog cookout. Please bring those that you want to celebrate with you\, even if they aren’t TLC volunteers. We will have dinner catered by Dang Good Dogs and lawn games along with s ome awards and prizes presented to some special volunteers! You will recei ve a form to submit your dinner requests in the confirmation email when yo u register.\nThis is a free event to celebrate you but we do still ask tha t you register your entire party so that we can know how many to expect. M ake sure to save your spot here!\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are expe riencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a progra m another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our co mmunity. Thank you for your understanding. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T200000 LOCATION:Brumley Preserve (Volunteer Entrance) @ 3323 Old State Highway 10 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Volunteer Appreciation Cook Out URL:https://triangleland.org/event/volunteer-appreciation-cook-out X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022 /05/BBQ-Party-Instagram-Story-Facebook-Post-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\;1\,medi um\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BBQ-Party-Instagra m-Story-Facebook-Post-300x251.jpg\;300\;251\;1\,large\;https://trianglelan d.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BBQ-Party-Instagram-Story-Facebook-Post.j pg\;940\;788\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us in celebration of you! We want to say thank you to all of our volunteers for dedicating their time and e ffort to help us make the Triangle a more vibrant and healthy region. And what better way to do that than with a good ol’ fashioned summer hotdog co okout. Please bring those that you want to celebrate with you\, even if th ey aren’t TLC volunteers. We will have dinner catered by Dang Good Dogs and lawn games along with some aw ards and prizes presented to some special volunteers! You will receive a f orm to submit your dinner requests in the confirmation email when you regi ster.
\nThis is a free event to celebrate you but we do still ask th at you register your entire party so that we can know how many to expect. Make sure to save your spot here!
\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collab orations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vacc inated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks av ailable if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage t hose eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster s hot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe en vironment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
\n< /BODY> X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cook out\,volunteer appreciation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-12906@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Birding\,Citizen Science\,Hike\,Social\,Training\ ,Volunteer\,Wildlife CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn two of the most common birding apps!\nWe will have guest leader and current AmeriCorps member from the NC Zoo\, Grace S. joining us to teach participants best practices with both the Merlin and eBird apps and how they can be used for the Great Backyard Bird Count! Thi s training is also for volunteer credit\, so follow the link below to our Volunteer Hub website to register. If you have not created an account befo re\, you will need one to save your spot. This is a free event\, but prere gistration is required!\nRegister Now\nThe Great Backyard Bird Count is a yearly citizen science project that happens all over the world and this ye ar it is from February 17th-20th. You can participate anywhere from your o wn backyard to one of our nature preserves! Use this training to learn the methods and then gain volunteer hours by participating in that count at o n of our nature preserves!\n \nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a s upportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that mak es you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would li ke to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vac cinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experie ncing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program a nother day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our commu nity. Thank you for your understanding. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230211T110000 LOCATION:Brumley North Parking Lot @ 3620 Old State Hwy 10\, Chapel Hill\, NC 27514 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:eBird and Merlin Training URL:https://triangleland.org/event/ebird-and-merlin-training X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020 /12/BlueBird-150x150.png\;168\;168\,medium\;https://triangleland.org/wp-co ntent/uploads/2020/12/BlueBird-150x150.png\;168\;168\,large\;https://trian gleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BlueBird-150x150.png\;168\;168\,ful l\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BlueBird-150x150.pn g\;168\;168 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us to learn two of the most common birding apps!
\nWe will have gues t leader and current AmeriCorps member from the NC Zoo\, Grace S. joining us to teach participants best practices with both the Merlin and eBird app s and how they can be used for the Great Backyard Bird Count! This trainin g is also for volunteer credit\, so follow the link below to our Volunteer Hub website to register. If you have not created an account before\, you will need one to save your spot. This is a free event\, but preregistratio n is required!
\nThe Great Backyard Bird Count is a yearl y citizen science project that happens all over the world and this year it is from February 17th-20th. You can participate anywhere from your own ba ckyard to one of our nature preserves! Use this training to learn the meth ods and then gain volunteer hours by participating in that count at on of our nature preserves!
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Current Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are n ot vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have m asks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also enco urage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and bo oster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please st ay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13349@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Food\,Social\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebration of you! \nWe want to say thank you to al l of our volunteers for dedicating their time and effort to help us make t he Triangle a more vibrant and healthy region. And what better way to do t hat than with a good ol’ fashioned summer hotdog cookout. Please bring tho se that you want to celebrate with you\, even if they aren’t TLC volunteer s. We will have dinner catered by Dang Good Dogs and lawn games along with some awards and prizes presented to some special volunteers! You will be asked to submit your dinner order for your party when you register.\nThis is a free event to celebrate you but we do still ask that you register you r entire party so that we can know how many to expect.\nRegister Here\nCur rent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environm ent in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We w ill have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vacc ine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understan ding. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T193000 LOCATION:Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve @ 4409 Mial Plantation Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Volunteer Appreciation Cook Out URL:https://triangleland.org/event/volunteer-appreciation-cook-out-2 X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us in celebration of you!
\nWe want to say thank you to al l of our volunteers for dedicating their time and effort to help us make t he Triangle a more vibrant and healthy region. And what better way to do t hat than with a good ol’ fashioned summer hotdog cookout. Please bring tho se that you want to celebrate with you\, even if they aren’t TLC volunteer s. We will have dinner catered by D ang Good Dogs and lawn games along with some awards and prizes present ed to some special volunteers! You will be asked to submit your dinner ord er for your party when you register.
\nThis is a free event to celeb rate you but we do still ask that you register your entire party so that w e can know how many to expect.
\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly envi ronment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mas k if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event . We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related sympto ms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority i s to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your under standing.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cook out\,volunteer appreciation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13767@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Families\,Plants\,Social\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join TLC volunteers for this family friendly volunteer day!\nSt ilt grass growths thick and tall\, covering everything near it\, including other grasses\, baby trees (saplings)\, and native ground cover. It’s eas y to feel like there is just too much of it\, and give up\, but we are not going to let that happen! Especially because it’s so easy to pull up!\nIn stead\, a great\, big group of volunteers (families with kids welcome!) wi ll gather on September 9th to pull up as much stilt grass around Walnut Gr ove Loop as we can. Over the last two years\, volunteers have cleared away hundreds of invasive privet\, multiflora and olive plants\, making room f or natives – and stilt grass. Now we need to take the next step and protec t those native species.\nThis is a volunteer event and preregistration is required. If you have not made an account on our Volunteer Hub website\, y ou will be asked to do so before you can register.\n \n\n \nCurrent Mask P olicy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are no t vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have ma sks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encou rage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and boo ster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please sta y home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a s afe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T110000 LOCATION:Brumley South @ 3223 New Hope Church Rd Chapel Hill\, NC 27514 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Great Big Stilt Grass Pull URL:https://triangleland.org/event/the-great-big-stilt-grass-pull X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022 /08/REGISTER-1-300x125.png\;177\;74\,medium\;https://triangleland.org/wp-c ontent/uploads/2022/08/REGISTER-1-300x125.png\;177\;74\,large\;https://tri angleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/REGISTER-1-300x125.png\;177\;74\, full\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/REGISTER-1-300x1 25.png\;177\;74 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStilt grass growt hs thick and tall\, covering everything near it\, including other grasses\ , baby trees (saplings)\, and native ground cover. It’s easy to feel like there is just too much of it\, and give up\, but we are not going to let t hat happen! Especially because it’s so easy to pull up!
\nInstead\, a great\, big group of volunteers (families with kids welcome!) will gathe r on September 9th to pull up as much stilt grass around Walnut Grove Loop as we can. Over the last two years\, volunteers have cleared away hundred s of invasive privet\, multiflora and olive plants\, making room for nativ es – and stilt grass. Now we need to take the next step and protect those native species.
\nThis is a volunteer event and preregistration is r equired. If you have not made an account on our Volunteer Hub website\, yo u will be asked to do so before you can register.
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Current Mask Policy:< /strong> TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment i n all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will h ave masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine a nd booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, plea se stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to crea te a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13757@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Awareness\,Biking\,Drinks\,Farms\,Food\,Social CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join TLC and LNT for a night of family friendly fun with food a nd drinks provided!\nStop by our Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve to me et staff and volunteers from TLC and the traveling team from Leave No Trac e! Learn how practicing Leave No Trace principles can help keep our nature preserves and their surroundings safe and sustainable. Whether you are ne w to Leave No Trace or consider yourself an expert\, join us for this inte ractive game night to gauge your knowledge of Leave No Trace practices and principles while learning tips and techniques for protecting Williamson N ature Preserve and all your favorite outdoor spaces. Don’t miss this chanc e to participate in fun stewardship trivia and win some cool prizes!\n \nC rank Arm Brewing Company has also sponsored our drinks for the evening! Wi th their generous donation\, we will have both a selection of beer and non -alcoholic drinks (one free alcoholic drink ticket per person that is over the age of 21) as well as pizza from a local pizzeria for all to eat. Did we mention that it’s free?!\n \nBring your friends and family to this fre e event\, but please make sure to preregister so that we have an accurate headcount!\n \n\n \nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public . Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any C ovid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.\nIf the event is full please add your informa tion to our waitlist at this link.\n \nWhat are the Leave No Trace Spotlig hts?\nThe new Spotlight program from LNT is a multi-day event to bring att ention to community conservation\, to spread education\, and to build mome ntum and inspire involvement for the future. Thanks to a community support grant from Airbnb\, the Spotlights program is the newest education offeri ng from Leave No Trace. We are so excited that TLC’s Williamson Nature Pre serve has been selected to be one of its host sites. The goal of the progr am is to address the challenges outdoor areas are facing by tapping into t he communities that are rising to meet those challenges. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T200000 LOCATION:Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve @ 4409 Mial Plantation Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Trivia Night and Social with LNT URL:https://triangleland.org/event/trivia-night-and-social-lnt X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /05/Screenshot-2023-05-02-at-5.37.42-PM-300x154.png\;300\;154\,medium\;htt ps://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-02-at- 5.37.42-PM-300x154.png\;300\;154\,large\;https://triangleland.org/wp-conte nt/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-02-at-5.37.42-PM-300x154.png\;300\;1 54\,full\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2 023-05-02-at-5.37.42-PM-300x154.png\;300\;154 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStop by our Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve to meet staff and volunteers from TLC and the traveling team from Leave No Trace! Learn how practicing Leave No Trace principles can help keep our nature preserves and their surroundings safe and sustainable. Whether you are new to Le ave No Trace or consider yourself an expert\, join us for this interactive game night to gauge your knowledge of Leave No Trace practices and princi ples while learning tips and techniques for protecting Williamson Nature Preserve and all your favorite outdoor spaces. Don’t miss this chance to participate in fun stewardship trivia and win some cool prizes!
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Crank Arm Brewing Company has also s ponsored our drinks for the evening! With their generous donation\, we wil l have both a selection of beer and non-alcoholic drinks (one free alcohol ic drink ticket per person that is over the age of 21) as well as pizza fr om a local pizzeria for all to eat. Did we mention that it’s free?!
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Current Mask Policy: TLC seeks to bui ld a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with sta ff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if th at makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you wo uld like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are e xperiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a pro gram another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
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What are the Leave No Trace Spotlights a>?
\nThe new Spotlight program from LNT is a multi-day event to bring attention to community conservation\, to spread education\, and to build momentum and inspire involvement for the future. Thanks to a comm unity support grant from Airbnb\, the Spotlights program is the newest edu cation offering from Leave No Trace. We are so excited that TLC’s Williams on Nature Preserve has been selected to be one of its host sites. The goal of the program is to address the challenges outdoor areas are facing by t apping into the communities that are rising to meet those challenges.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13766@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Plants\,Volunteer CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Due to the predicted weather for this weekend we have decided t o postpone this event. Date TBD\nJoin TLC and the Leave No Trace traveling team for a stewardship workday!\nWe will work in teams to remove invasive plants on multiple sections of the preserve as well as various tasks to h elp improve and maintain the trail. As part of the Leave No Trace spotligh t\, we will also hear from the traveling team about how practicing the LNT principles helps preserve and conserve our beloved outdoors like the Will iamson Nature Preserve. This is a volunteer event and preregistration is r equired. If you have not made an account on our Volunteer Hub website\, yo u will be asked to do so before you can register.\n \nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collab orations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vacc inated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks av ailable if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage t hose eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster s hot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe en vironment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.\n \nWhat ar e the Leave No Trace Spotlights?\nThe new Spotlight program from LNT is a multi-day event to bring attention to community conservation\, to spread e ducation\, and to build momentum and inspire involvement for the future. T hanks to a community support grant from Airbnb\, the Spotlights program is the newest education offering from Leave No Trace. We are so excited that TLC’s Williamson Nature Preserve has been selected to be one of its host sites. The goal of the program is to address the challenges outdoor areas are facing by tapping into the communities that are rising to meet those c hallenges. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T120000 LOCATION:Williamson Farm and Nature Preserve @ 4409 Mial Plantation Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Postponed: LNT Stewardship Day URL:https://triangleland.org/event/lnt-stewardship-day X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016 /01/DSC_7333-e1452290448489-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\,medium\;https://triangl eland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DSC_7333-e1452290448489-150x150.jpg\; 150\;150\,large\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DSC_7 333-e1452290448489-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\,full\;https://triangleland.org/w p-content/uploads/2016/01/DSC_7333-e1452290448489-150x150.jpg\;150\;150 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin TLC and the Le ave No Trace traveling team for a stewardship workday!
\nWe will wor k in teams to remove invasive plants on multiple sections of the preserve as well as various tasks to help improve and maintain the trail. As part o f the Leave No Trace spotlight\, we will also hear from the traveling team about how practicing the LNT principles helps preserve and conserve our b eloved outdoors like the Williamson Nature Preserve. This is a volunteer e vent and preregistration is required. If you have not made an account on o ur Volunteer Hub website\, you will be asked to do so before you can regis ter.
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Current Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations w ith staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, o r if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligi ble to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If yo u are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and atten d a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understanding.
\n\n< p>What are the Leave No Trace S potlights?\n
The new Spotlight program from LNT is a multi-da y event to bring attention to community conservation\, to spread education \, and to build momentum and inspire involvement for the future. Thanks to a community support grant from Airbnb\, the Spotlights program is the new est education offering from Leave No Trace. We are so excited that TLC’s W illiamson Nature Preserve has been selected to be one of its host sites. T he goal of the program is to address the challenges outdoor areas are faci ng by tapping into the communities that are rising to meet those challenge s.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-13908@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Art &\; Music\,Awareness\,Biking\,Birding\,Bot any\,Citizen Science\,Drinks\,Exercise\,Families\,Farms\,Festival\,Food\,H ealth\,Hike\,Mindfulness\,Plants\,Pollinators\,Social\,Wild Ideas\,Wildlif e CONTACT:Diquan Edmonds\; dedmonds@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Join TLC and partners for a day of fun and learning at our Brum ley Nature Preserve!\nRegister for the full event and activities/hikes thr oughout the day at our Wild IDEAs page: https://triangleland.org/explore/w ild-ideas\n \nRain Date: October 28th\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to b uild a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with s taff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible t o be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a p rogram another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for o ur community. Thank you for your understanding.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T140000 LOCATION:Brumley South Private Entrance SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Wild IDEAs Gets Outside! URL:https://triangleland.org/event/wild-ideas-gets-outside X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /09/WildIDEAs_Poster_NoSponsors-244x300.png\;244\;300\,medium\;https://tri angleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WildIDEAs_Poster_NoSponsors-244x3 00.png\;244\;300\,large\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 09/WildIDEAs_Poster_NoSponsors-244x300.png\;244\;300\,full\;https://triang leland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WildIDEAs_Poster_NoSponsors-244x300. png\;244\;300 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nRegister for the full event and activities/hikes throughout the day at our Wild IDE As page: https://tri angleland.org/explore/wild-ideas
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Rain Date: October 28th
\nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are expe riencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a progra m another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our co mmunity. Thank you for your understanding.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-14083@triangleland.org DTSTAMP:20240328T192030Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Art &\; Music\,Families\,Hike\,Mindfulness\,So cial CONTACT:Kayla Ebert\; 9842876145\; kebert@triangleland.org DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a special tour of Swift Creek Bluffs!\nEnginee rs without Borders helped TLC install a brand new bridge at Swift Creek th ese last few months and it just opened this Fall. Join one of our amazing Trail Guides on this tour of the preserve that will include the new bridge as well as a musical rendition of the memorial poem Wild Peace by Ross An drews\, found at the bridge.\nThis is a free event but preregistration is required. We ask that you carpool if you can and that you register by vehi cle rather than individual due to the small size of our parking lot.\n\n \nCurrent Mask Policy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly env ironment in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a ma sk if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We will have masks available if you would like to wear one during an even t. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vaccine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related sympt oms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your unde rstanding.\n \nIf this event is full\, please fill out the form at this li nk to be added to the waitlist. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T173000 LOCATION:Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve @ 7800 Holly Springs Rd.\, Rale igh\, NC 27606 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bridge Opening and Tour URL:https://triangleland.org/event/bridge-opening-and-tour X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /10/TLC-and-Enginnering-without-Borders-at-Swift-Creek_1-300x225.jpg\;235\ ;176\,medium\;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TLC-and- Enginnering-without-Borders-at-Swift-Creek_1-300x225.jpg\;235\;176\,large\ ;https://triangleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TLC-and-Enginnering-w ithout-Borders-at-Swift-Creek_1-300x225.jpg\;235\;176\,full\;https://trian gleland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TLC-and-Enginnering-without-Borders -at-Swift-Creek_1-300x225.jpg\;235\;176 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Engineers without Borders helped TLC install a brand new bridge at Swift Creek these last few months and it just opened this Fall. Join one of our amazing Trail Guides on this tour of the preserve that will include the ne w bridge as well as a musical rendition of the memorial poem Wild Peac e by Ross Andrews\, found at the bridge.
\nThis is a free event but preregis tration is required. We ask that you carpool if you can and that you r egister by vehicle rather than individual due to the small size of our par king lot.
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Current Mask Pol icy: TLC seeks to build a supportive\, mask-friendly environm ent in all collaborations with staff and the public. Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated\, or if that makes you feel most comfortable. We w ill have masks available if you would like to wear one during an event. We also encourage those eligible to be vaccinated to get their Covid-19 vacc ine and booster shot. If you are experiencing any Covid-related symptoms\, please stay home and attend a program another day. Our top priority is to create a safe environment for our community. Thank you for your understan ding.
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TLC’s photo c ontest 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 l enses.
\nThis year\, our photo challenge will feature four categorie s that represent each of TLC’s four public benefits of la nd protection: safeguarding clean water\, protect ing natural habitats\, supporting local farms and food\, and connecting people with nature.
\nParti cipants can submit up to 10 of their favorite photos in any one or multipl e categories. Please send your entries in by February 29th at 5 PM .
\nRead over the rules and learn how to enter your photos into the contest here!
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