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Read how you can make an impact on the health of North Carolina through managing your property to mirror our natural and native ecosystems.

Out in the rolling hills of Surry County, more land has been protected along the south fork of the Mitchell River. When Suzie and Dick Everhart first bought these 54 acres, the land was mostly barren. Today, it’s wholly transformed and completely protected.

227 acres are now forever protected by Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC), saving beautiful views, wildlife habitat, and water quality of the Fisher River.

In the Garden Our Annual Open Garden Days at Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve April 2023 The 2023 Open Garden Days at the Emily Allen Wildflower Preserve drew over 150 visitors eager to see the garden in its most spectacular annual display. Our spring ephemerals bloom from mid-March into mid-April, give or take a week or

Piedmont Land Conservancy acquired an 848-acre tract on the Dan River in Stokes County near Walnut Cove that will soon become the first Educational State Forest in the piedmont triad region.

Conserving Wells Knob A Landmark along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is now Forever Protected DECEMBER 2022 At 1,865 feet, Wells Knob is one of the highest topographic features in Wilkes County, North Carolina before the rise of the Blue Ridge Mountains begins five miles to the west. As of December 21, 2022, the knob is forever

Leaves crunch underfoot and a thin winter chill moves over the forested land now, but these 93 acres that buffer the Mayo River will continue to burst with life year after year, undisturbed from now on.

Water is necessary for the survival of all living beings on earth which is why it is so essential to protect. Each small stream matters.

Planned Giving Building for the Future What will be your Legacy? “Legacy.” It’s about learning from the past, living in the present, and building for the future. It helps us decide the kind of life we want to live and the kind of world we want to live in. It’s about understanding that we are

For the past year and a half PLC staff and volunteers have been building hiking trails on a beautiful parcel of land near Asheboro in anticipation of opening the land as PLC’s second nature preserve: Caraway Creek Preserve. That plan just got bigger and better!