Archive for November 2025
Where There’s Smoke There’s…Birds?!
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has been a truly incredible partner to ALC over the past two years. Their grant program has directly supported various…
Read MoreStewardship
BY RYNE HUGGINS, Stewardship Coordinator The past six months have been an exciting and productive time for stewardship at the Aiken Land Conservancy as we continue to grow our capacity…
Read MoreLet Me Introduce Myself
BY GHIA QUINO I began my time with Aiken Land Conservancy as an intern in October 2024. My first project focused on gathering landowner information around the Shaws Creek/South Fork…
Read MoreThe Great Projects to Come
After a big year of conservation wins last year, ALC is again poised to protect hundreds of acres in 2025. While we can’t share too many details about individual projects…
Read MoreThe Good Kind of Cavity
The next time you walk among the longleaf pines of Hitchcock Woods or the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve, keep an eye out for falling flakes of pine bark. Often…
Read MoreAiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve Expands With Korn Tract Dedication
October 17, 2025 – Aiken, SC — The Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) joined conservation partners and community members for the dedication of the Korn Tract, a 302-acre addition to the…
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