Press Releases
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.