Triangle Land Conservancy kicked off its 25th anniversary on February 29, 2008 with a gala event at the Barn at Fearrington Village in Chatham County. More than 300 supporters snatched up tickets to recognize the contributions of the organization to the Triangle region’s quality of life.  Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) also used the occasion to announce a $5.5 million fundraising campaign: Our Water, Our Land.   Read more.  

Triangle Land Conservancy’s conservation relationship with Treyburn developer Bryan Properties in northern Durham County continues to bear fruit. In late December 2007, three deals were completed to conserve an additional 299 acres. One of the deals will add 92 acres to the Stagville State Historic Site. Developer D.R. Bryan and his partners have now helped TLC to conserve 1,361 acres in the area. Read more.  

TLC’s partnership with local governments could result in an exciting addition to TLC’s 23-acre Swift Creek Bluffs Preserve in Cary.  In 2007, the City of Raleigh, Wake County and the Town of Cary approached TLC about joining forces with them to purchase 38 acres that could be used to develop a greenway connection on Swift Creek between Holly Springs Road and Lake Wheeler.  Read more.

Three conservation projects encompassing 125 acres along the Rocky River will protect water quality and wildlife habitat at White Pines, the most significant natural area in the Triangle region.  Combined with several other new conservation projects across the six-county Triangle region these deals helped push Triangle Land Conservancy’s protected land total to more than 10,000 acres.  Read more.