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ALC closes the first conservation easement in the City of Aiken’s Upper Shaws Creek Voluntary Conservation Program
In 2019, ALC and other conservation stakeholders partnered with the City of Aiken to create protections for Upper Shaws Creek, a critical source of nearly 20% of Aiken’s drinking water…
Read MoreGateway Project Targeting Thanksgiving Completion
A drive past the intersection of South Boundary Avenue and Laurens Street confirms that the Hitchcock Gateway Project is well underway. This ambitious project is on track to deliver a…
Read MoreOur Treasured Trees are Thriving
Preserving South Boundary’s iconic live oaks remains a vital part of this public/private initiative. Following the first half of proposed undergrounding, or ground boring, of power lines on South Boundary,…
Read MoreALC Earns National Recognition
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1990, Aiken Land Conservancy, has been doing just that for…
Read MoreWhat Does Resilience Mean Anyway?
Resilience. The word is everywhere. But what does it mean? The dictionary defines resilience as the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. Resilience is “the…
Read MoreState of Our Trees
Ongoing Group Effort to Ensure the Health and Beauty of Aiken’s Treasured Trees There is no doubt about it — the residents of Aiken and its surrounding communities love the…
Read MoreHitchcock Woods Storm Water Management Project is Underway!
At long last, work began in August on the City’s project to address its unmanaged stormwater runoff that has caused serious erosion and sedimentation issues in the Woods over the…
Read MoreCity of Aiken Acquires Critical Parcel in Shaws Creek Watershed
As 2020 drew to a close, the City of Aiken realized a years-long goal and acquired the ~2,500-acre parcel that surrounds the Mason Branch Reservoir. The dream of conserving this…
Read MoreThe Origin of Aiken Streetscapes
By Dacre Stoker “For over 125 Years Aiken has been renowned for its dedication and preservation of our glorious parks, magnificent trees and beautiful parkways. It is our responsibility to…
Read MoreWinthrop Polo Field’s Live Oaks Protected Against Future Tree Trimming
For Immediate Release Contact: Katie Roth, Executive Director 803.341.8800 mail@conserveaiken.org (July 23, 2018) Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) proudly announced the power lines along Mead Avenue of Winthrop Polo Field are now buried underground, after two years of…
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