Shown above: Dave Cable, Executive Director, plants a tree at a TreesDavidson event. by Dave Cable Trees improve our health and quality of life, water and air quality, and are critical to local wildlife. Comprehensive care for our tree canopy requires orchestration of four important programs, all of which are underway in Davidson thanks
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
Thanks to everyone who submitted photos to our summer nature photo contest. It was so much fun to see so much of our local flora and fauna showcased in such a beautiful way! Without further ado: Adults: 1st place: Great Blue Heron by Red Matthews 2nd place: Green Tree Frog by Allan White 3rd place:
Colin Shaw died peacefully at home on May 17, 2020. Colin and his wife Ruth, have been strong supporters of Davidson Lands Conservancy and the Davidson community, and pillars in the advancement of both local and regional conservation. Colin was a close friend of DLC, volunteer with TreesDavidson, and a student of the natural world.
On April 22, 2020, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, DLC and the Town of Davidson hosted a virtual Earth Day. Our goal was to raise awareness and to inspire residents to take immediate action to help our beautiful, stressed planet. Offerings from the event include a composting video, how to recycle correctly, meet Pete Grisewood,
A rising senior, Ethan Landen, a biology major at Davidson College and Bonner Scholar was an office intern with us this past semester. Ethan is a talented nature lover with a keen interest in ecology and the natural world. He accepted our offer to him to serve this summer as our Roy Alexander Intern. The
Here, you will find a list of many of the ecological culprits in the Davidson area. If you have these plants in your yard, please consider eradication! NC Invasive Plant List
The Conservancy’s Land Acquisition Committee recently held its monthly meeting to review several land conservation projects. The Conservancy’s land project pipeline is active and we continue to make progress, albeit slow progress, moving forward with our strategic land and greenway priorities. We have about 30 priority land projects involving land with high conservation values. We
Davidson College Grad, Madeline Seagle ’20, studied tick abundance in the Davidson Area Below are excerpts from recent local research on our local tick population By Madeline Seagle During the summer of 2019, students of Dr. Kevin Smith’s lab at Davidson College surveyed tick species in Davidson and other locations across North Carolina. Dr. Smith
Both of our summer reading recommendations come from DLC Board of Directors and Treasurer and avid conservationist, Tom Watson. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben (2015) Wohlleben is a German forester who works for the town of Hummel. He becomes disenchanted with commercial forestry techniques and now
