Catawba Lands Conservancy

The Conservancy’s Sean Bloom led a group of volunteers to clean up McAlpine Creek at Newcombe Preserve. Here are some great photos of their work and the beautiful creek after the trash was removed. To get involved with the Conservancy as a volunteer, click here.

On Saturday, November 6, our Stewardship Director Sharon Wilson led a team of volunteers on a monitoring visit to Stanley Creek Forest to document the current conditions of the 506-acre conserved property. Photos and data collected from Saturday’s visit are compared to previous year’s data to ensure conservation values are being protected and document the [...]

On Saturday, October 9, McAdenville community leaders hosted a dedication for the newly-constructed segment of the Carolina Thread Trail on the Pharr Yarns Preserve. Approximately 200 people enjoyed live music, light refreshments and a ribbon cutting ceremony. Conservancy volunteers Charlie Williams and Haywood Rankin led a special guided hike of the new natural surface trail [...]

On Saturday, September 25, staff from the Conservancy and the Carolina Thread Trail led 45 volunteers to improve and clear a new, two mile natural surface trail on the Pharr Yarns Preserve in Lowell. This new segment of The Thread starts at the R.Y. McAden River Access and winds along the South Fork River for [...]

Inaugural “Race For The Land” Half Marathon and 8K held at Redlair Farm & Forest