DLC Executive Director, Dave Cable, joins The Best of LKN podcast to discuss stewardship of important local natural resources & promoting community engagement. Dave shares the story of what he describes as a calling to pursue a career in the preservation of natural resources. From the stewardship of important natural resources in and around Davidson,
On Sunday, March 21, Main Street Books and Davidson Lands Conservancy had the pleasure of hosting author James Canton for a zoom chat. Lovers of writing and nature came together to learn more about the storied Honywood Oak, under whose canopy Canton has spent countless hours communing with nature. If you missed the live event,
In August 2020, Sustainability and Natural Assets was added as a priority item to the Board of Commissioner’s Strategic Plan. The goal was set to, “implement and encourage innovative solutions to environmental, energy, and climate- based challenges.” To accomplish the goal, a new short-term Sustainability Committee comprised of members of the Livability Board and Planning
A chilly first day of spring welcomed over 40 enthusiastic volunteers ready to plant 60 trees at Abersham Park in Davidson to celebrate Arbor Day. TreesDavidson, a program of Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC), co-hosted this community tree planting event with the Town of Davidson. This was the first TreesDavidson event of the 2021 planting season. Volunteers
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
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
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
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 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
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
