Land Conservancy

The Central Virginia Land Conservancy is holding its Land Jam fundraiser from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20.

The Aiken Land Conservancy celebrated the organization's recent accomplishments and discussed ways to increase the group's conservation efforts in the future during its annual meeting Sunday. Among the group's highlights last year, was its partnership with Aiken County to purchase Boyd Pond…

The 11th Land Conservancy of Adams County Annual Road Rally will take to the roads of Adams County Oct. 17. Following its “Back to the Future” theme, the event will retrace the route of the first rally, highlighting changes that have occurred during the intervening decade.

A recently protected 16.4-acre property in Straban Township may not be the largest addition to the Land Conservancy of Adams County (LCAC) easement program, but it is a unique one situated near Hunterstown that includes meadow, woodland, and bottomland. In October of 2008, the Land Conservancy…

The Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) is holding its annual meeting and asking for support from anyone who rides horses, walks dogs or has a general love for nature and green space. The event will be at The Willcox hotel on Sunday¬ between 3 and 5 p.m., and is intended to attract new members and…

Nearly 100 acres in the Silver Bluff Road area will never see any type of development after a……Boyd Park Pond (formerly the Operations Recreation Association site) and deeded land to the Aiken Land Conservancy for preservation as green space. "This is another step in preserving a…

More land in Aiken County will remain undeveloped following a decision by the South Carolina……349 acres in the eastern part of the County known as the Toole Track per a request by the Aiken Land Conservancy. The land will remain under private ownership but will be protected from any…

Yesterday, the first leg of the Aiken Triple Crown, the Aiken Trials, met a bone chilling start. With a high only reaching 47 degrees and……as a benefit for the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame & Museum, Aiken Land Conservancy and The Aiken Jaycees. The second leg of the…

A 200-acre parcel in Adams County’s South Mountains, eyed by some people as a potential public park, has significant value as a natural resource worthy of protection, according to the Land Conservancy of Adams County.

"The story of the garden really begins in 1920s Paris when the young Marjorie (Peggy) Pemberton-Carter met the exiled Georgian Prince Nicholas Abkhazi...." (excerpt from The Land Conservancy's information pamphlet about the garden.) After turbulent lives, including internments in prison camps…

It's an annual rite of passage for Thoroughbred racing enthusiasts and interested spectators. The 67th edition of the Aiken Trials will be held Saturday. The Aiken Trials will benefit the Aiken Land Conservancy, the Aiken Jaycees and the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.…

Banksia, the Winter Colony home of the Aiken County Historical Museum, is once again home to The Aiken Garden Show, which will be held from 9 a.m.……or call 641-6777. Proceeds from this year's show go to the Aiken Land Conservancy and the Aiken Garden Club Council.

video by Melissa Hofmann The 10th annual Adams County Land Conservancy "Road Rally"

The Land Conservancy of Adams County was lauded Tuesday morning with the 2008 Governors Award for Environmental Excellence, honoring its work in protecting the Marsh Creek Watershed.

Saturday, February 14, 2009 The Delta Optimist 'The Best Place on Earth' can't include domestic pesticides Editor: Everyone wants to live in……it's never too early to begin looking at the spring season ahead. The Land Conservancy is organizing a variety of garden workshops here in…