Our excitement is growing as work kicks into high gear at the Sarah and Bailey Williamson Preserve at Walnut Hill for the Grand Opening on April 25, 2020! We have welcomed the first farmers to the property through our partnerships with Wake County’s NextGen Farming Program and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and […]
By Jack Blackmer Thanks to a donation from a generous family who loved their family’s land, there is a shady oasis in the midst of one of the most rapidly developing areas in Wake County that is now owned and protected forever by TLC! Totaling 24 acres of rich bottomland hardwood forest and wetlands teeming […]
By Margaret Sands News this good was hard to keep to ourselves! As you know, on Earth Day 2017, we celebrated the grand opening of Brumley Nature Preserve in Orange County with 1,300 outdoor enthusiasts. Each month 3,000 hikers, bikers, dog walkers, runners, Pokémon seekers, birders, volunteers, photographers, students, and nature lovers visit the 613-acre […]
By Ron Gallagher The highly successful and innovative Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative, already well into its teenage years, is about to get a sibling. This fall, TLC and multiple partners unveil the Jordan Lake Watershed Conservation Strategy that will be a component of a new water-protection effort called the Jordan Lake One-Water initiative (JLOW). […]
By Caroline Durham Many landowners are familiar with the growing number of unwelcome guests taking over North Carolina’s Piedmont. They’re taking over your hardwood forests, your beautiful riverbeds, and even your backyard garden. Some of these trespassers include the ever-present Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), the stubborn Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), and the rapidly colonizing Tree […]
If you’re one of the thousands of people who love to hike and bike at Brumley Nature Preserve, we need your help! We are thrilled to announce that TLC purchased a 60-acre Brumley expansion in April to protect the more of the tributary of Stoney Creek, to provide additional connectivity for wildlife, and to expand […]
The Sarah and Bailey Williamson nature preserve at Walnut Hill is an expansive property with 405-acres of natural beauty that is set to open April 2020. Walnut Hill is at the heart of Mark’s Creek landscape and has an abundant amount of species present! I can’t wait for you to meet many of these species […]
Did you know there is a trail especially for children at TLC’s Horton Grove Nature Preserve? You may already know about Horton Grove, TLC’s largest nature preserve located NE of Durham. You may have visited and enjoyed its many habitats including hilly woodlands, native grasslands, ponds and streams home to a wide variety of wildlife […]
By Steve Emery, volunteer Despite the warmer weather we had a smaller group for our second data collection event at Brumley South. Even with the smaller team of counters, though, we got as many plots documented as on the first session. The participants, like the couple below, had many levels of experience, from a trained […]
By Steve Emery, volunteer The wetlands, which are a core value of the Brumley Preserve and an important source of Raleigh’s drinking water, also enable some spectacular wildflower displays. Below is a patch of atamasco lilies. Several trails in Brumley are bordered by buckeyes, like the ones in full bloom, below. One particularly long and […]
