About 50 eager Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) volunteers gathered on March 18 on the south end of Davidson’s Jackson Street to celebrate North Carolina’s Arbor Day. The mission: Plant 35 trees including southern magnolias, dogwoods, and Nuttall oaks, native species carefully selected for the site. The Town owns the planting site, located across Jackson Street
Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC), a nationally accredited land trust, is applying for renewal of accreditation. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting natural places and working lands forever. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, conducts an extensive review of
Chilly and drizzly conditions did not deter volunteers from enjoying a community tree planting event at River Run on Saturday, February 25. About 40 volunteers shouldered the effort to plant 46 trees in two berm areas, one along Dembridge Drive and the other along River Crossing Blvd. The new trees include cherry, black gum, live
The Conservancy seeks a full or part-time Associate Director (AD) who will focus on community engagement, communications, project work, administrative duties, managing student interns, and supporting committees and the Executive Director. Refer to the full job description for more details and how to apply.
On Friday morning, January 20, the partnership teams of Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) and sister agency Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) gathered to host 25 high schoolers from the Community School of Davidson (CSD) for conservation fun and learning. The students began the morning by sharing and explaining class conservation projects, presenting posters sharing their knowledge
Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) hosted a Conservation Celebration on Saturday, January 7 at the Hurt Hub. The event was a gathering of about 100 Conservancy supporters and interested community members. The celebration party included food, drink, and music by Mike Orlando and Gene McIntosh. A raffle of artisan gifts contributed to the event vibe –
Davidson Lands Conservancy is committed to preserving our open lands, tree canopy, wildlife habitat, and expanding our greenways. We are a small organization focused every day on our local natural lands and creative ways to conserve them. This GivingTuesday, DLC will inspire generosity by focusing public awareness of its Four Pillars of Conservation. Conserve and
Run For Green Postponed – Rescheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2022 Run For Green will NOT be held this Saturday and has been POSTPONED until Saturday, October 29th, 2022. We know postponement will negatively impact some runners. However, the likelihood of hazardous conditions on Saturday, including risk of heavy rain, flooding, and tropical storm winds,
When Mecklenburg County scheduled the $5 million “restoration” of the West Branch of the RockyRiver, east of Davidson, some local people recoiled in horror. The West Branch, county stormwater experts say, is in dire need of help. The stream flows half-hidden under steep, eroding banks that the county says wash sediment into the water, and
You may have noticed small, diamond-shaped signs appearing on trees around town. Those tags distinguish our oldest and grandest arbor friends, known as Treasure Trees (treasuretreesdavidson.com), under a program recently launched by Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) and underwritten by Trane Technologies. The Treasure Trees initiative engages the community to heighten awareness and knowledge of our
