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New ALC Hike Series a Success
The Aiken Land Conservancy Hike Series kicked off with a hike to the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve on Saturday, September 23rd. Over 30 participants joined Peter Kleinhenz, our executive…
Read MoreNew Executive Director – Peter Kleinhenz
Dear Friends and Stakeholders: We are pleased to announce that Peter Kleinhenz has joined The Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) as our new Executive Director. Peter comes to ALC from the…
Read MorePresident’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,…
Read MoreALC’s Mission Extends to Public Places
Since its founding in 1991, Aiken Land Conservancy has, through land purchases as well as donations and conservation easements from landowners, preserved thousands of acres in Aiken County. While these…
Read MorePony Racing Clinic Held at Winthrop Field
On any given day, it is quite common to see riders, horses, dogs and their people using the Winthrop Field in the heart of Aiken’s horse district. If you happened…
Read MoreSale of Rose Trace
TO: Friends of the Aiken Land Conservancy FROM: Larry Comegys, President RE: Sale of Rose Trace In 2014 the Aiken Land Conservancy received a generous and unrestricted gift…
Read MoreNew 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…
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