FISHER FARM PARK
Davidson Lands Conservancy is the County and Town’s stewardship agent and partner for Fisher Farm Park, a 200-acre natural area located on the east side of Davidson, abutting Abersham Park. Fisher Farm is owned by the Town and protected by a conservation easement held by Mecklenburg County. Mecklenburg County engages DLC to monitor and steward this wonderful regional park. As the stewardship and monitoring agent, DLC ensures the land is protected and used in ways that are consistent with the permanent conservation easement.
Located at 21215 Shearer Road in Davidson, Fisher Farm Park is one of the few passive parks in the area allowing for low impact recreational use of the park and the preservation of natural habitat. Hiking and single-track mountain biking trails wind through the forested areas. For more information on Fisher Farm Park, visit the Town of Davidson Parks and Recreation website.
DLC is leading an effort to enhance the wildlife and habitat at Fisher Farm and Abersham. This effort is a collaboration of the Town, Mecklenburg County, Davidson College, NC Wildlife Resources Commission and community citizens. Management efforts, funded by our Wildlife Habitat Sponsor Williams, are ongoing and include planting hundreds of native trees, supporting native growth in the open fields and forest, restoring high quality pollinator habitat, biodiversity and wildlife research, and trail improvements. Read more about the Wildlife Enhancement Collaborative.
In 2025, we celebrated helping secure a greenway extension from the West Branch Rocky River Greenway to connect to Fisher Farm and Abersham parks. The greenway goes north from River Run to the Narrow Passage community along Shearer Road. Connecting the half-mile gap was a top priority at DLC for 18 years, and in 2025 the Town of Davidson budgeted $2.1 million to pay for the connector, which is now in the design phase.
The West Branch Rocky River flanks the west side of the Park abutting an expansive meadow area. In 2022, DLC led a community-wide effort to assess the planned stream restoration project slated for the West Branch. This collaborative review and exploration resulted in trimming aspects of the project to save trees and reduce the damage done to soils in the corridor, while saving Mecklenburg County taxpayers over $1 million. The construction process, completed in 2025, completely tore up and realigned the stream. The restoration project is designed to enhance the stream’s water quality and ecosystems long term.
The community engagement exercise for the restoration revealed the community’s strong desire to permanently conserve Abersham Park. The Davidson Town Board made a formal request to Mecklenburg County in late 2022 to work with DLC to conserve the land by a conservation easement to be held by DLC. Permanently conserving Abersham Park remains a high priority for DLC, and we hope to work with the County to achieve this in the future.
CONSERVE LAND
Your land can make a big difference. And you might be surprised at how simple it is to ensure that your property is part of the conservation solution in Davidson.
VOLUNTEER
Whatever your passion, there’s a place for you at DLC. From sharing your expertise with visitors to planting trees with your family, volunteers are the heart and soul of our mission.