During this time of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and our current stay-at-home order, people are spending many hours puttering in their yards enjoying this gorgeous spring weather. So we wanted to provide a few tips for helping our water, air, and biological diversity just by adjusting the way your interact with your lawn!
Composting is a fantastic way to keep your food waste out of landfills, decrease your carbon footprint, and make your own, natural fertilizer. Please watch this short VIDEO for a how-to on backyard composting! Happy Earth Week! Food waste quickly becomes rich soil/fertilizer
Alright, Team Earth, it's finally here...the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22, 2020) and the 20th anniversary of the Davidson Lands Conservancy (2020). Please take a moment to view this short video from our director, Dave Cable, about DLC's past, present and future. We are excited to continue our work of preserving natural
A lot of schools are on Spring Break right now, but even if school is in session for you, I thought a cool SciArt experiment would be a good way to start the week. While the name sounds super technical, chromatography is actually quite simple and can be adjusted for any age level. This is
Now that most of us are sheltering at home (HUGE shout-out to the essential workers out there in all fields - medical, food retail, gas stations, etc.!), we here at DLC figure some simple outdoor science/nature activities might help families fill their days. So, if you have kids at home, grab a hula hoop, magnifying
Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) announces today that Autumn Rierson Michael is stepping down as executive director effective March 15, after five years at the helm of the Conservancy. Dave Cable, current volunteer director of land protection, will assume leadership as interim executive director. Since 2015, Michael has overseen significant advances for DLC, including accreditation
Once again, Allen Lloyd, local herpetologist, led a magical outing for families through World of Wonder. Once a year in late winter, spotted salamanders congregate in wetland areas to breed. These charismatic amphibians can be found hiding under rotting logs, among wet leaves and detritus. They breed in the water of ephemeral wetlands and
Both DLC and World of Wonder (WOW) had booths at Woodlawn School's STEAMfest on Sunday, January 26. The event was free and open to the public and multiple buildings were filled with cool science activities for folks of all ages. DLC had a butterfly life cycle game for children to learn through play how
Members will have the opportunity to vote for incoming Board of Directors candidates, as well as learn what the organization has accomplished in the last year and our goals for 2020. 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes 2019 Annual Meeting Agenda 2020 DLC Board of Directors Candidate Bios Heather Seagle Heather is an urban planner and
It's Christmas in Davidson time again! You can vote for your favorite Christmas tree in the Rotary Club of Davidson's Christmas Tree Village from 6 to 9 pm December 5-7, located on the Town Green. Thank you so much to our Rotary sponsor, Frances Dawson, of LKN-RE/MAX Executive and to the Rotary Club of
