Reaching the Wider Community

Land trusts like Aiken Land Conservancy are known, correctly, as organizations that conserve land. But, as many reading this know, the broader community must also value conservation if organizations like…

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Advocacy and the Aiken Land Conservancy

The Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) is a non-profit organization defined by its mission, which is “to preserve Aiken’s unique character and natural and historic resources for present and future generations through advocacy and…

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President’s Letter

As the old cartoon so humorously conveys, Aiken has always been a haven for its visitors and residents. However, that haven is now under accelerating development pressure. Our beautiful community,…

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The Sylvia Cullum Whitney Preserve

In December of 2022, the Aiken Land Conservancy and Eureka Partners (consisting of three brothers: Ray Bradford Whitney, Jr., George Bell Timmerman Whitney, Colwell Cullum Whitney) closed on a conservation…

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The State of Aiken’s Trees

Aiken Streetscapes and Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) have contributed funds over the past three years to assist the City in their ongoing proactive tree care. Over this winter, there has…

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