DAVIDSON LANDS CONSERVANCY
Arbor Day Celebration Brings New Trees to Jackson Street
NEWS About 50 eager Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) volunteers gathered on March 18 on the south end of Davidson’s Jackson Street to celebrate North Carolina’s Arbor Day. The mission: Plant 35 trees including southern magnolias, dogwoods, and nuttall oaks, native...
Spring Wildflower Walk at Fisher Farm park
NEWS Join DLC and local wildflower expert, Paula Gross, on a walk to discover the surprises of early spring and possibly the rare beauty of spring ephemeral wildflowers. These plants are specially adapted to leaf and flower during a short window in the spring,...
Conservation Education: Mud, Smiles, and Learning
NEWS On Friday morning, January 20, the partnership teams of Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) and sister agency Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) gathered to host 25 high schoolers from the Community School of Davidson (CSD) for conservation fun and learning....
WOW’s (World of Wonder) January Outing: In Search of the Spotted Salamander
NEWS Join WOW on Saturday, January 28, 10:00-11:30, West Branch Nature Preserve: 18232 Shearer Rd, Davidson. Ever wonder what’s happening in the woods during the wintertime while a lot of creatures are hibernating? Join Allen Lloyd, a local naturalist, and WOW, on a...
Conservation Celebration!
NEWS DAVIDSON, NC ― Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) hosted a Conservation Celebration on Saturday, January 7 at the Hurt Hub. The event was a gathering of about 100 Conservancy supporters and interested community members. The celebration party included food,...
DLC & Volunteers on the Move
NEWS DAVIDSON, NC ― Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) recently hosted four community events to advance local conservation efforts and awareness. Volunteers made the events possible. Run For Green Delayed by hurricane Ian, this year’s Race was held Saturday...
Join Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Fall NatureFest – Family Fun and Nature at River Run
NEWS Come join this family-focused celebration of the fall season and autumn’s wonders of nature. This is a FREE conservation-themed blitz suitable for nearly all ages, to be held Saturday, November 5 from 10 am to 12 pm along the West Branch greenway in River Run....
CSD Students Attack Invasive Species
NEWS On Friday morning, October 7, Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC), in partnership with Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC), hosted 25 high-schoolers from the Community School of Davidson at Fisher Farm for a conservation project. The morning’s mission was to learn...
Run For Green Postponed
NEWS Rescheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2022 Run For Green will NOT be held this Saturday and has been POSTPONED until Saturday, October 29, 2022. The Conservancy recognizes postponement negatively impacts some runners. However, the likelihood of hazardous...
Davidson Conservationists Helped Spare Trees, Natural Areas in Path of Stream Project – and Save Mecklenburg County $1 Million
NEWS When Mecklenburg County scheduled the $5 million “restoration” of the West Branch of the Rocky River, east of Davidson, some local people recoiled in horror. The West Branch, county stormwater experts say, is in dire need of help. The stream flows half-hidden...
Davidson Lands Conservancy
Davidson Lands Conservancy (DLC) is a non-profit with the mission to conserve local lands and natural resources, connect lives to nature, and promote a conservation ethic. DLC advances its mission through education and through four programs: land conservation; greenways; urban forestry; and wildlife habitat. Growth pressures on Davidson are staggering and while economic development benefits our community, balancing growth with conserved lands and trees is critical to our quality of life and to keeping Davidson special, attractive, and healthy. http://www.davidsonlands.org