Triangle Land Conservancy
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| Abbreviation | TLC |
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| Established | February 17, 1983 |
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| Purpose | Natural resource conservation |
| Headquarters | Durham, North Carolina |
Region served | Research Triangle |
| Website | triangleland |
Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC) is a nonprofit conservation land trust and charitable organization operating in the Triangle region of central North Carolina. As of 2025, it has protected 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) of land in Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, and Wake counties.[1][2]
Triangle Land Conservancy was founded in 1983 following a recommendation by a 150-person task force commissioned by the Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG), known today as the Central Pines Regional Council.[3] The conservancy made its first land purchase in 1987, and joined the Land Trust Alliance the following year. It became accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in 2016.[4]
Nature Preserves
[edit]The Triangle Land Conservancy owns and operates eight publicly-accessible nature preserves.[5]
- Brumley Forest Nature Preserve southeast of Hillsborough, North Carolina
- Flower Hill Nature Preserve south of Middlesex, North Carolina
- Horton Grove Nature Preserve southeast of Bahama, North Carolina
- Johnston Mill Nature Preserve southeast of Hillsborough, North Carolina
- McIver Landing on the Deep River in Gulf, North Carolina
- Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, North Carolina
- Bailey and Sarah Williamson Preserve southeast of Knightdale, North Carolina
- White Pines Nature Preserve west of Moncure, North Carolina
References
[edit]- ^ "About". Triangle Land Conservancy. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Triangle Land Conservancy". Land Trust Alliance. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "History". Triangle Land Conservancy. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "July 2016 Accreditation Decisions". Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Nature Preserves". Triangle Land Conservancy. Retrieved 18 April 2025.