TLC News Archive 2003 - 2004

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2003 Archives

Sept. 2004 (701 kb pdf)	May 2004 (479 kb pdf)

2004 News Stories

TLC Adds 17 Acres at White Pines
The addition of the Newton Tract to TLC's White Pines Nature Preserve should be some comfort, physically and psychologically. With the closing, TLC is incorporating a much-coveted 17-acre tract into the now 275-acre preserve.  [September 2004]  More

The Hope Diamond of Open Space...
...and the Heroes Who Are Helping to Preserve It
Sig Hutchinson is a master at illustrating the value of open space for Wake County residents. Hutchinson cuts up dollar bills and puts the pieces into his open space machine, a silver canister with a screw-on lid. After giving it a shake, he pours out red and green baubles to symbolize the gems of land we can protect if we invest our money now.  [May 2004]  More

TLC Thinning Trees at White Pines
Since the mid-1980s the only chainsaw buzzing heard at White Pines was in 1996 when volunteers came to clear the trails after Hurricane Fran. Now the chainsaws are back, and this time not just for a clean up.  [October 2004]  More

Haw Slopes to Remain a Natural Treasure
Another legacy of the Kate Dixon era at TLC quietly entered the record book in December 2003 when the State Property Office announced succinctly by email, "...the Duke property (Haw Slopes State Natural Area) has closed."  [January 2004]  Details

Land Trust Day 2004
Led by Great Outdoor Provision Company, businesses across the Triangle supported your local land trust through Land Trust Day on June 4-5. GOPC donated 25% of all sales at its three Triangle-area stores on June 5. Baja Burrito in Raleigh also donated 25% of sales on June 5, while Durham's Ninth Street Bakery donated 10% of sales on Friday, June 4. And in Carrboro, Cat's Cradle on June 5 hosted Land Stand, a benefit concert for TLC featuring local bands Sorry About Dresden, The Kingsbury Manx, Fake Swedish and My Dear Ella. All of these activities raised more than $6,000 to support land protection in our region!  [June 2004]  Learn more about Land Trust Day 2004

Kevin Brice Comes Home to TLC
TLC has turned to its past to look to the future, bringing a rising land trust movement star back to his conservation birthplace. The TLC Board in December 2003 hired Kevin Brice as the new executive director. Kevin begins work on January 21, 2004.  [January 2004]  Details

TLC Board Members and Officers Elected by Membership
At TLC's 2004 Open House & Membership Gathering on October 21, the TLC membership strongly supported the slate of nominees for board membership and for board officers. Elected to their second 3-year terms as board members were Paul Barringer, Ayden Lee, John McAdams, Chuck Neely and Bud Taylor. Elected to serve as officers for 2004-05 were John McAdams, President; Chuck Neely, Vice President; Vicky Will, Treasurer; and Trip Van Noppen, Secretary.  [November 2004]  About the TLC Board of Directors

Kuenzler Book Explores Piedmont's Wonders
Time and the Piedmont takes its readers on a detailed exploration of some of the most intriguing of nature's wonders. Author Edward Kuenzler, who died only a few months before his longtime goal of a permanent land conservation agreement on his Orange County land was completed, leads us on an expedition through territory that boasts an extraordinary web of life.  [November 2004]  More