Bring your family and friends for a special Thanksgiving Weekend event! On November 25, Aiken Land Conservancy will hold its ninth Clays for Conservation event. This is a signature fundraiser for ALC and is held at the prestigious, state-of-the-art Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield, SC (535 Gary Hill Rd). The event offers instruction for beginners,…

Event details: The next hike in the ALC Hike Series will take place at the Henderson Heritage Preserve. The hike will loop two miles near a large pond, follow a seepage stream upslope, pass by longleaf pine sandhill, and will visit a unique rock outcropping. As always, we will search for interesting plants and animals throughout the hike. This hike is kid-friendly, so…

Join us for a Hike at Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary Part of ALC's Monthly Hike Series The next hike in the ALC Hike Series will take place at the Silver Bluff Audubon Sanctuary. We will be hiking the three-mile-long Quail Trail. The hike passes through a number of habitat types before ultimately arriving at a…

Please note: RSVPs for this event have been filled. Please use the form below to be added to the waiting list. The next hike in the ALC Hike Series will take place at the Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve. Though outside of Aiken County, this unique site offers some of the best wildflower viewing in the state and is not to…

Spring has sprung, and our April hike will take place at a beautiful place to experience it, Aiken State Park. We will look for the best that spring has to offer, including blooming flowers, migratory birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Our route will be the 3-mile Jungle Trail, which passes through interesting wetland habitats. If there is…

Please note: RSVPs for this event have been filled. Please use the form below to be added to the waiting list. The next hike in the ALC Hike Series will take place at Hitchcock Woods. This 2,100-acre property is familiar to many of us, but you may be surprised at how many secrets it has to offer. Bennett Tucker, Superintendent of…

Please note: RSVPs for this event have been filled. Please use the form below to be added to the waiting list. After a summer hiatus, we are excited to start the Aiken Land Conservancy Hike Series up again. Our first hike of the season will take place at the recently-acquired Korn Tract. This ALC-owned property…

Please note: RSVPs for this event have been filled. Please use the form below to be added to the waiting list. The next hike in the ALC Hike Series will take place at the Henderson Heritage Preserve. The hike will loop two miles near a large pond, follow a seepage stream upslope, pass by longleaf…

Bring your family and friends for a special Thanksgiving Weekend event! On November 30, Aiken Land Conservancy will hold its tenth Clays for Conservation event. This is a signature fundraiser for ALC and is held at the prestigious, state-of-the-art Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield, SC (535 Gary Hill Rd). The event offers instruction for beginners,…

  We have a very exciting hike for you in December! Conservation easement landowners, Adam Snow and Shelley Onderdonk, have generously agreed to host a public hike on their 267-acre conservation easement northeast of Aiken. Their property includes spectacular horse pastures, a large pond home to many notable bird species, interesting uplands and wetlands, and…

Join us for a hike at Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve on January 11th as part of our monthly hike series. Explore 296 acres of upland and wetland habitats, including the rare 25-acre Carolina Bay wetland. The 2–3-mile loop will take you through sandhills and wetlands, where we'll observe unique plants and animals and learn about…