Press Releases
April 2011
Local wildflower preserve showcases Earth Day's purpose.
Earth Day first appeared on the national agenda 41 years ago. On the heels of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" and the major environmental legislation it inspired, caring for the Earth became a recognized part of the American conscience. Yet, nine years before Earth Day ever began, Winston-Salem was quietly hosting its own natural renaissance under the care of a young mother of two. Read the full story in the Winston-Salem Journal.
February 2010
The Many Faces of the Dan River, a two-part series from Wildlife in North Carolina magazine.
Read Part 1/ Part 2
December 2010
Conservancy group obtains land
More than 150 acres that would have been developed will not be as a result of a donation to The Piedmont Land Conservancy. Read the fullarticlein the Northwest Observer.
August 27, 2009
Controlled Burn Provides Learning Opportunity.
Read the story on DigTriad.com.
April 30, 2009
N.C. land trusts honor state’s conservation leaders at annual Assembly.
Dick Everhart and Ginnie Tate are among this year's honorees.
February 9, 2009
Land purchases halt tide of development near park. Instead of more apartments and businesses, the 1.8 acres along Old Battleground Road has been turned into a meadow.
Read the News and Record article
December 30, 2008
The Piedmont Land Conservancy announced yesterday that it bought 413 acres of rugged forestland along Surry County's highest point, Fisher Peak, giving it permanent protection.
Read the article on JournalNow.com
Read the News and Record article
December 10, 2008
Nearly 300 acres in southern Alamance County will never become a housing subdivision or mobile home park. That's after J.D. and Betty Jean Foust granted a conservation easement to Piedmont Land Conservancy to protect the land from commercial and industrial development.
Read the Burlington Times News article
September 25, 2008
Cecilia Brown of Santa Barbara has given 148 acres in Rockingham County near Belews Lake to Piedmont Land Conservancy.
Preserved Land Near Belews Lake Will Be Used For School Groups
Read the press release: PLC Announces First Rockingham County Preserve
June 20, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce the permanent protection of 58 acres of the Kidd Farm in Surry County - its first farmland project in the Fisher River watershed.
Read the press release: Local Farmer Protects Land with Conservancy
June 16, 2008
The Piedmont Regional Greenway, a Piedmont Land Conservancy project to be completed over the next decade, won a statewide grant competition hosted by Patagonia, Inc. and Great Outdoor Provision Company, a local retailer based in Raleigh, NC.
Read the press release: Piedmont Regional Greenway Wins Statewide Grant Contest
May 21, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a 2008 grant recipient of both the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and the Future Fund. The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro awarded $10,000 to PLC in support of the Piedmont Regional Greenway.
February 20, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) recently acquired two residential lots in the Tory’s Den subdivision on behalf of the State of North Carolina and Hanging Rock State Park.
January 18, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is very pleased to announce the protection of its 15,000th acre of protected land.
Read the press release: Conservancy’s Land Protection Totals Surpass 15,000 Acres
January 17, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the protection of 27 acres of Haw River headwaters in Oak Ridge.
January 3, 2008
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce the completion of its first farmland protection project in Yadkin County – a 353 acre portion of Deep Creek Farms & Grain.
Read the press release: Local Farmer Protects Land With Conservancy
November 2, 2007
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce the purchase and permanent protection of a 46-acre parcel containing the “Horn of Saddle Mountain”.
Read the press release: Horn of Saddle Mountain
November 11, 2007
Conservation activists in Northwest North Carolina have racked up a number of good saves in the last few years, and the preservation of Saddle Mountain now joins that proud company. Congratulations are due to the persistent activists who kept the mountain from being the site of a pricey development.
October 31, 2007
SADDLE MOUNTAIN - A Greensboro-based land conservation group says that it has completed its purchase of the Saddle Mountain property along the Surry/Alleghany county borders, preserving the large parcel from development.
Read the full article: "Conservancy completes Saddle Mountain purchase"
September 19, 2007
Piedmont Land Conservancy is pleased to announce the completion of its eighteenth Randolph County project – the protection of Judy Davis’ Pacers Rest Farm.
Read the press release: Conservancy Assists Landowner to Protect Pacers Rest Farm
September 14, 2007
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce the paving of 1.5 miles of the Piedmont Regional Greenway.
Read the press release: Piedmont Land Conservancy Facilitates Key Piedmont Regional Greenway Link
September 4, 2007
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) recently facilitated State acquisition of three parcels totaling 31 acres for the Mayo River State Park.
March 29, 2007
Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is pleased to announce the permanent protection of a major portion of the Fishers Peak Natural Heritage area in Surry County.
