Blazing New Trails

DLC is proud to announce an exciting design plan for the restored Nature Observatory located behind Davidson K-8 School. In fall 2019, we asked Student Council class representatives to solicit feedback from their classmate constituents about features and infrastructure that would make learning fun and meaningful in an outdoor setting. Taking these suggestions, landscape architect

The Importance of Local Conservation

Ethan Landen, a senior biology major at Davidson who has served as DLC’s Roy Alexander Intern, offers this summary of his ongoing research on conservation issues in Davidson and the North Carolina Piedmont. As the world population grows, there is more pressure to develop greater land for housing, agriculture, and businesses. The Southern Piedmont, ranging

Four Pillars of Success

Your Lands Conservancy has been on a six-month journey of self-reflection and analysis to answer a key question: How do we maximize our impact? We’ve explored the history of our programs and their impacts, as well as those of other land trusts in the region. Local sources, including findings from the Town’s recently completed

Gifts from the Urban Forest

by Dave Cable “The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.” -Rabindranath Tagore, a poet, musician, artist and Nobel Prize recipient from the India. The fact you are reading this means you are probably already a

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