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Remembering TLC’s Membership Day

October 16, 2014

There was a faint fall chill in the air as the hikers for TLC’s Members-Only event gathered in the Irvin Farm parking lot. While the J. Logan and Elinor Moor Irvin Farm Preserve is home to the Learning Outside education program as well as the Transplanting Traditions farm, its beautiful woodlands are closed to the […]

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Eating Fresh from the Farm

October 14, 2014

All week, I’ve been feasting on delicious fresh vegetables and eggs from the Transplanting Traditions Community Farm CSA housed at our Irvin Farm Preserve. Last Friday was the first pick-up in the four week fall series. My daughter Harper and I went out to pick up our box, which was super full with sweet potatoes, […]

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Fall Migration at Horton Grove Nature Preserve

October 10, 2014

The mist was rising as we pulled into the Horton Grove parking lot. It was just after 7:30 a.m., the sun had only been up for half an hour, and it cast beautiful slanted light across the preserve’s Piedmont prairie. My friend and I were there not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also […]

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Unplug, Unwind and Uncover the Great Outdoors with Campout! Carolina

October 9, 2014

Shut down your computers. Switch off your smart phones. Put your iPads aside. Get back to the basics this October with Campout! Carolina – the great outdoors is calling your name! Join EarthShare North Carolina (ESNC), a network of nonprofit regional environmental groups including Triangle Land Conservancy, the weekend of Oct. 10-12 for its annual statewide campout to celebrate […]

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The Old and the New on TLC Lands

October 3, 2014

by Kyle Obermilller As part of my job as easement monitor here at TLC, I have had the pleasure to explore most of our properties across the region. I’ve spent time exploring in Chatham County along the Deep and the Rocky Rivers, and I’ve traveled all across Johnston,  Wake, Orange, and Durham Counties. This unique […]

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Bridging the Great Divide: Construction at Horton Grove

September 25, 2014

by Kyle Obermilller In trail planning, you tend chose the path that follows the topography, a path that takes the hiker along the most beautiful and diverse sections of the property. More often than not, the trail will meander down to a creek or drainage both because it is beautiful and also because there is […]

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Getting to Know You: TLC’s New Communications Manager

September 23, 2014

  Greetings! My name is Diana Hackenburg and I am extremely excited to introduce myself as Triangle Land Conservancy’s new Communications Manager. I’ll be working with TLC staff, board, and members to make sure all of the great conservation work being done to safeguard clean water, protect natural habitats, support local farms and food, and […]

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Good and Bad News for America’s Waterways

September 19, 2014

A recent long-term study done by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has good and bad news to report on the state of streams and rivers in the United States. On a positive note, there has been a “striking decline in dangers to humans from pesticide pollution,” writes Michael Wines for the New York Times. […]

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N.C. State Remains Committed to Purchasing Locally Grown Food

September 11, 2014

N.C. State has embarked on an ambitious program, My Roots, to source more of their campus food locally. As part of the program, “University Dining has increased its amount of food sourced from North Carolina and South Carolina from 18 percent to 28 percent in the past two years,” writes Emily Duckett for N.C. State’s […]

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