Davidson Lands Conservancy was recognized as a newly accredited land trust at the Accreditation Awards Ceremony held during the 32nd annual Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference, Raleigh, NC, October 17-19. Autumn Rierson Michael, Executive Director, accepted the award on behalf of DLC in recognition of this accreditation achievement.
Dr. Grant rocks a shirt covered in realistically rendered spiders! Dr. Dave Grant, retired biology professor from Davidson College and spider expert, kept kids and adults alike fascinated this past Saturday, September 21, 2019, regaling participants with stories of past ecological excursions and educating all about the different arachnids that were found. Two
WOW OUTINGS FOR CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES September 7, 1:00 - 2:30: HOW DOES OUR GARDEN GROW? Minimum age: 4 years old. Details are in our e-newsletter. Pre-registration is required. September 21, 10:30 to 12:00: WHERE DO SPIDERS HIDE? Minimum age: 6 years old. Details are in our e-newsletter. Pre-registration is required. To register: Send
Join us this Wednesday, July 31st from 5 to 8, at Summit Outpost (Campus location) for tacos, quesadillas, beverages, kids activities and FUN! Proceeds will benefit the Davidson Lands Conservancy and our efforts to preserve natural spaces through education, advocacy, and conservation. We are so grateful to Summit Coffee for providing this wonderful opportunity
Saturday, September 7; 1pm to 2:30pm, in Davidson Why do flowers help a vegetable garden? And where do particular vegetables love to grow best? Join WOW at a community garden in the heart of Davidson. Eddie Beach, coordinator of Davidson United Methodist Church’s garden (and accomplished gardener himself!), will be on hand to show
Much thanks to Professor Kristen Thompson of Davidson College and Professor Grant Thompson of Wingate University for their preparation and leading this enjoyable and educational event for WOW World of Wonder. The activities included making name rockets with sticky foam cut outs. For the second activity each child made asteroid imprints with marbles
Communications Committee Help Davidson Lands Conservancy develop and implement a marketing plan that best articulates DLC's mission and brings news to our current or potential supporters. This may include writing press releases, taking photographs, and providing content for social media. To volunteer, please click here.
Education Volunteer Join our World of Wonder, a family-focused environmental education program, to help us design hands-on activities at the Davidson Farmer's Market booth and create nature-based outings for children and their families. Please click here to volunteer. Outreach Committee Volunteer Join us to work on environmental projects such as Bee City, milkweed pastures
Davidson Lands Conservancy is pleased to host its 14th annual Run for Green on Saturday, September 14, 2019. This is a morning of races for all ages and abilities that supports our efforts to protect natural areas, open spaces, greenways, and trails.
We are thrilled to have Oğuzhan join the DLC team this summer for the Roy Alexander Intership, as a part of Davidson College's Center for Civic Engagement Summer Internships program. He hails from Istanbul, Turkey and is interested in physics as his major. We anticipate a productive summer as he helps us with many
