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New Access and Signs at Winthrop Field

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | November 1, 2022 | 0

Aiken Land Conservancy owns and protects the historic Adam Winthrop Polo Field in Aiken’s horse district. This 12- acre field is open to the public for equestrian and pedestrian use…

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Down by the Bay

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | November 1, 2022 | 0

What is a Carolina Bay and where are they located? What is special about a Carolina Bay? How many people know that there is a Carolina Bay open to the…

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Hitchcock Woods Gateway Project Nearing Completion

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | November 1, 2022 | 0

Focus is now to create a major new greenspace for Aiken Aiken residents traveling past the corner of South Boundary Avenue and Laurens Street have noticed that major construction work…

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ALC closes the first conservation easement in the City of Aiken’s Upper Shaws Creek Voluntary Conservation Program

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | June 22, 2022 | 0

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…

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Gateway Project Targeting Thanksgiving Completion

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | June 22, 2022 | 0

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…

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Our Treasured Trees are Thriving

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | June 22, 2022 | 0

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,…

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ALC Earns National Recognition

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | December 15, 2021 | 0

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…

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What Does Resilience Mean Anyway?

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | October 26, 2021 | 0

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…

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State of Our Trees

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | October 26, 2021 | 0

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…

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Hitchcock Woods Storm Water Management Project is Underway!

By wes@squarecircledesign.com | October 26, 2021 | 0

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…

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  • New Access and Signs at Winthrop Field
  • Down by the Bay
  • Hitchcock Woods Gateway Project Nearing Completion
  • ALC closes the first conservation easement in the City of Aiken’s Upper Shaws Creek Voluntary Conservation Program
  • Gateway Project Targeting Thanksgiving Completion

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