ALC 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…
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Gateway 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…
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Our 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…
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ALC 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…
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What 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…
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State 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…
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