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New Access and Signs at Winthrop Field
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…
Read MoreDown by the Bay
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…
Read MoreHitchcock Woods Gateway Project Nearing Completion
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…
Read MoreALC 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…
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