Planting Trees Benefits Everyone
Learn more about how TreesDavidson is working with our community to plant and care for trees all over town! #Davidson #trees #community #plantatree #urbanforest TreesDavidson - Tree Planting Video
Davidson College Students Forward DLC’s Mission
DLC is grateful for decades of collaboration with Davidson College students, whose talent and hard work have made many significant contributions over the years. This year, we are particularly pleased that the sustainability work of interns Chris Chao ('22) and Ethan Landen ('21), as well as DLC board member, Azella Markgraf ('21), have been recognized
Full STEAM Ahead: World of Wonder Participates in Woodlawn’s 2021 Virtual STEAMfest
For the second year in a row, WOW has participated in Woodlawn's awesome STEAMfest. STEAMfest (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) aims to pique the interest of young folks and encourage curiosity and exploration. We loved being part of this event in person last year, and we were thrilled to be asked back for the
The Great Backyard Bird Count: Feb 12-15, 2021
Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. How many can you spot in Davidson? Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online citizen-science project (also referred to as community science) to
Have you seen the Piebald Whitetale deer?
Here’s something you don’t see every day. This is a piebald whitetail deer spotted today in the woods next to the Davidson College campus. Piebaldism is a recessive genetic trait that is found in animals where the gene responsible for hair, tissue, or skin coloration is missing. Studies show less than 2% of whitetails are
Davidson Lands Conservancy holds 20th annual meeting
Davidson Lands Conservancy hosted its 20th Annual Meeting—virtually—on December 6, bringing together board members, supporters, and conservationists. Executive Director Dave Cable reported the Conservancy’s 2020 progress in areas of land conservation, land stewardship, urban forestry, greenways and trails, and wildlife corridors. He also summarized organizational changes to increase impact and efficiency. “With DLC’s focus
Beaty Park: Diamond in the Rough
Volunteers gathered on Saturday, November 21, for a community clean-up at Beaty Park, Davidson’s emerging gem of a park and nature preserve. Hosted by Davidson Lands Conservancy and the Town of Davidson, this was the second community event at the park over the last year. Forty-some volunteers from across Davidson—including a healthy contingency from
Conservation in Davidson, NC
In the metro Charlotte area, there are high rates of land-use change from rural and agricultural uses towards greater development. This development is an important and necessary aspect to the growing economy of metro Charlotte, but balancing the rush to expand with natural ecology, sustainable planning, and green infrastructure are important aspects of a developing landscape. This paper will serve as a summary of the conservation issues in Davidson and the metro Charlotte region as well as highlight the importance of conservation in land use planning as the region is increasingly pressured to develop land.
Fun and Doing Good at Fisher Farm
October 24, 2020 A beautiful fall morning at Fisher Farm greeted 50 enthusiastic volunteers eager to plant 45 trees at the conserved Park. TreesDavidson, a program of Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC), co-hosted this community tree planting event with the Town of Davidson. The event was sponsored generously and solely by the Davidson Garden Club.
2020 Run For Green: Safe and Successful
Thanks to our loyal runners and generous sponsors, Davidson Lands Conservancy’s 15th annual Run for Green was a virtual, resounding success! And we do mean virtual. Run for Green, DLC’s primary fundraiser, supports our community’s four pillars of conservation: to conserve and steward land; to protect the urban tree canopy; to expand greenways and