TRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY INC
Programs
Land Conservation and Community Engagement
WHILE WORKING REMOTELY DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC TLC PROTECTED 1,265 ACRES, OPENED A 406-ACRE NATURE PRESERVE, BUILT 7 MILES OF TRAIL AND HOSTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AT OUR PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES. WITH 21,445 ACRES CONSERVED AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE ON TRACK TO SURPASS OUR GOAL OF PROTECTING 25,000 ACRES BY 2025. SUPPORT FROM OUR MEMBERS AND DONORS REMAINS VITAL FOR TLC TO CONTINUE THIS AGGRESSIVE PACE OF CONSERVATION TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF SAFEGUARDING CLEAN WATER, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE, PROTECTING NATURAL HABITATS, AND SUPPORTING FARMS AND LOCAL FOOD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) LAND PROTECTION: IN FY 2021, TLC PROTECTED 1,265 ACRES OF PRIORITY CONSERVATION LAND, COMPRISED OF 272 ACRES PURCHASED OUTRIGHT AND 993 ACRES PROTECTED BY CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. EACH OF THESE CONSERVATION PROPERTIES SUPPORTED AT LEAST TWO OF THE BENEFITS OF CONSERVATION THAT TLC PRIORITIZES: SAFEGUARDING CLEAN WATER, LOCAL FARMS AND FOODS, NATURAL HABITAT, AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE LEGAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN A LANDOWNER AND A LAND TRUST THAT LIMIT USES OF THE LAND IN ORDER TO PROTECT ITS CONSERVATION VALUES IN PERPETUITY. SPECIFIC TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL EASEMENTS VARY, BUT IN GENERAL THEY LIMIT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. OF THE 1,265 ACRES PROTECTED THIS YEAR, 471 WERE FARMLAND. THESE ACRES ENCOMPASS MORE THAN 17 MILES OF STREAM, FOR A TOTAL OF 164 MILES OF STREAM TLC HAS CONSERVED SINCE 1983. ANOTHER STEP IN PROTECTING CLEAN WATER OUTLINED IN THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN (SAP) WAS TO WORK TO IMPLEMENT THE WATERSHED CONSERVATION STRATEGY TLC HELPED TO DEVELOP FOR JORDAN LAKE. WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TLC CONTINUES TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR SOURCE WATER PROTECTION AND CONSERVED 400 ACRES IN THE UPPER CAPE FEAR BASIN. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR LONG-TERM WATERSHED PROTECTION EFFORTS IN THE UPPER NEUSE WATERSHED. TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS, TLC HAS HELPED PROTECT OVER 10,000 ACRES AND 100 MILES OF STREAM IN THIS DRINKING WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED, INCLUDING 860 ACRES TLC PROTECTED IN FY 2021. TLC HAS ALSO REDOUBLED OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUTDOOR SPACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN THE TRIANGLE. THIS GOAL CANNOT BECOME REALITY WITHOUT ACTIVELY WORKING TO END SYSTEMIC RACISM, WHICH FOR CENTURIES HAS LED TO INEQUITIES IN OWNERSHIP OF, ACCESS TO, AND ENJOYMENT OF THE OUTDOORS. AS PART OF THIS WORK, WE HIRED CONSULTANTS TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A CONSERVATION PROGRAM THAT WILL BOTH PROTECT LOCAL FARMS AND INCREASE LAND OWNERSHIP BY BLACK AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR; THE GOOD GROUND INITIATIVE WILL LAUNCH IN FY 2022.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$617.4KTLC Stewardship Program
STEWARDSHIP: TLC'S STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES INCREASE AS WE PROTECT MORE PROPERTIES: CURRENTLY TLC HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 9,225 ACRES AT 140 PROPERTIES AND OWNS 6,543 ACRES OF LAND. ALL 15,768 ACRES MUST BE MONITORED, MANAGED, AND CARED FOR BY STEWARDSHIP STAFF ANNUALLY. FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, MONITORING VISITS ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED AND HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE EASEMENT TERMS ARE NOT VIOLATED. AS AN ACCREDITED LAND TRUST, TLC ALSO MONITORS OUR OWNED PROPERTIES ANNUALLY, WHICH INFORMS OUR MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP PLANNING AND PROCESSES. IN FY 2021 AT BAILEY AND SARAH WILLIAMSON NATURE PRESERVE, TLC BUILT MORE THAN 7 MILES OF HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS AND OPENED THESE TO THE PUBLIC IN SEPTEMBER 2020. WITH THESE TRAILS TLC HAS BUILT 17 OF THE GOAL OF 25 MILES OF TRAILS BY 2025. (CONT. ON SCHED. O)HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ENJOY TLC PROPERTIES EVERY DAY. IN FY 2021, BRUMLEY PRESERVE CONTINUED TO SEE INCREASED USAGE WITH OVER 40,000 VISITORS ENJOYING THE PRESERVE. TLC CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FARM PLAN AT WILLIAMSON PRESERVE AT WALNUT HILL AND NOW HOSTS 5 FARM PARTNERS, WHO USE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT AN APIARY, PERENNIAL AND ANNUAL CROPS, LIVESTOCK, AND A NATIVE TREE NURSERY. TLC ALSO CONDUCTED A PRESCRIBED BURN AND PLANTED A WILDFLOWER MEADOW AT WILLIAMSON PRESERVE AS PART OF RESTORATION EFFORTS TO PROMOTE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL HABITAT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLLINATORS, WHICH WILL SUPPORT OUR FARM PARTNERS. THE WILDFLOWER MEADOW ALSO PROVIDED A STUNNING VISTA FOR VISITORS TO THE PRESERVE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$549.6KCommunity Engagement and Volunteer Program
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: DESPITE THE PANDEMIC POSING UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES TO OUR VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, OUR COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO HELPING THE ORGANIZATION REACH OUR GOAL TO SAVE WILD AND WORKING LANDS THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, CATALYZING COMMUNITY ACTION, AND COLLABORATION. TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED 1,948 HOURS OF WORK TO TLC. VOLUNTEERS HELPED BY COMPLETING OFFICE TASKS, TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEADING HIKES, AND SUPPORTING STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS. ALTHOUGH HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC LIMITED THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, THEIR WORK WAS IMPORTANT TO HELP WITH TRAIL BUILDING, MAINTENANCE, FOREST RESTORATION, AND INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL VIRTUAL AND AT-HOME ACTIVITIES - WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE A LARGE IMPACT WITHOUT RISKING COMMUNITY HEALTH. TLC HAS A GOAL TO EXPAND OUR AUDIENCE AND CELEBRATE CONSERVATION FOR EVERYONE - SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS. WE COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL PARTNERS IN FY 2021 TO BROADEN OUR AUDIENCE. NOTABLY, WE HOSTED AN IN-PERSON TOUR OF THE STAGVILLE STATE HISTORIC SITE WITH OVER 30 MEMBERS OF THE RALEIGH-DURHAM CHAPTER OF OUTDOOR AFRO. STAGVILLE WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PLANTATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND IS ADJACENT TO TLC'S HORTON GROVE NATURE PRESERVE, WHERE THE GROUP HIKED AFTERWARDS. TLC STAFF ALSO GAVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CAREERS IN CONSERVATION TO THE BOOST PROGRAM AT DUKE UNIVERSITY, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ECOLOGY CORPS - TWO GROUPS THAT CONNECT UNDERREPRESENTED CHILDREN TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH. IN TOTAL, WE CONNECTED WITH 21 PARTNERS. WHEN LOOKING FOR SAFE WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THE TLC HIKING CHALLENGE AND TRIANGLE EXPLORERS PROGRAM PROVIDED A BOUNTY OF RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC. THE HIKING CHALLENGE SAW A HUGE GROWTH IN PARTICIPATION: 529 PEOPLE LOGGED A TOTAL OF 1,086 DIFFERENT HIKES ON TLC NATURE PRESERVES, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF LOGGED HIKES IN FY 2020. THE TRIANGLE EXPLORER PROGRAM WAS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO GET KIDS INVOLVED WITH LOCAL CONSERVATION. THIS PROGRAM REACHED 192 PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO CHILDREN THAT COULD BE COMPLETED IN THEIR LIVING ROOMS, BACKYARDS, AND TLC NATURE PRESERVES.COMMUNICATIONS: TLC CONTINUES TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CONSERVATION AND TLC'S WORK IN OUR REGION IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. TLC'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS HAVE MAINTAINED A ROBUST AUDIENCE, WITH JUST OVER 17,000 TOTAL FOLLOWERS. TAKEN TOGETHER, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ATTRACT ROUGHLY 240 NEW FOLLOWERS EACH MONTH. THESE INCREASES MAY BE IN PART DUE TO EFFORTS TO CONNECT WITH AND SHARE MORE CONTENT FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PART OF OUR CORE DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE PAST--YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. TLC'S WEBSITE HAS SEEN A SIMILAR INCREASE IN USAGE, WITH AVERAGE MONTHLY USERS WELL OVER 8,000 AND PAGE VIEWS AT ROUGHLY 23,000 PER MONTH, INCREASES OF ROUGHLY 7,000 NEW USERS AND 17,000 MORE PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH OVER FY20. MORE THAN 3,450 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE THE CONFLUENCE (PRINTED NEWSLETTER) AND THERE ARE OVER 7,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MEANDER E-NEWSLETTER. AT LEAST ONE NEW KIOSK PANEL DESIGN HAS BEEN CREATED AND INSTALLED AT EACH OF TLC'S PUBLIC NATURE PRESERVES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE PROJECT ONGOING AT IRVIN FARM, WHICH WILL HELP LIMIT OUTSIDE TRAFFIC AND AID WAYFINDING.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$210.5K
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