Triangle Land Conservancy

New preserve, new sticker. 👀

And with National Trails Day happening tomorrow, there’s no better time to lace up your boots and hit the trail! 🥾 To celebrate the opening of Old Creedmoor, our friend, Jade Shepherd, at Perpetual Pen Studio created this beautiful new sticker for TLC’s Hiking Challenge. Want to add it to your collection? The challenge is simple:

📝 Enroll in the Hiking Challenge at https://triangleland.org/hiking-challenge
🥾 Visit all 8 of TLC’s public nature preserves within a year
📍 Log your hikes as you go
🎉 Complete 4 hikes to earn a TLC patch and stickers for every preserve you've visited
🏆 Finish all 8 hikes to receive your remaining preserve stickers along with a TLC prize pack

Ready to start collecting? Hit the trails, celebrate National Trails Day, and join the challenge today!

Old Creedmoor Nature Preserve is officially open! 🎉🌲

This morning, we celebrated the opening of TLC’s newest public preserve with a ribbon cutting alongside Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell, Wake County Commissioner Shinica Thomas, Raleigh Water Assistant Director Ed Buchan, community partners, and supporters who helped make this vision possible.

What was once slated for development is now permanently protected as 65 acres of mature forest, critical streams, and nearly four miles of multi-use trails for hiking and mountain biking. 🚵🥾

We’re also incredibly grateful to the many funders who helped make Old Creedmoor possible, including the City of Raleigh Watershed Protection Program and the Wake County Open Space Program. Additional funding to open the preserve came from the State of NC through the Great Trails State Grant Program, The Caterpillar Foundation, Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, and The Barnhill Family Foundation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this incredible community effort to protect clean water, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation in northern Wake County. We can’t wait to see you at Old Creedmoor!

Learn more about this new preserve at TLC’s blog, The Dirt, at https://triangleland.org/news/old-creedmoor-now-open

Big news for Johnston County!

The 308-acre Rose Dairy property near Smithfield will become Johnston County Government’s first publicly-owned nature preserve later this year – an exciting milestone for conservation and outdoor recreation in one of NC’s fastest growing regions.

On May 19, TLC officially transferred the property to the county. This site, which is permanently protected by a conservation easement, safeguards a significant portion of the Neuse River floodplain and wetlands, helping protect regional water quality for generations to come.

Future park features will include:
🌻 Large, picturesque fields of native wildflowers and grasses
🌳 Walking trails
🎣 Fishing access
🚣 Paddle access to Black Creek and the Neuse River
🥾 Connection to the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

This conservation win would not be possible without funding from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, Complete the Trail Program, Johnston County, The Winston Family Foundation, and TLC donors.

Park infrastructure is still under construction, and the property is currently closed to the public, but keep an eye out for more updates in the coming months!

📸Photos
1. Wildflower field by Johnston County Staff
2. View of Black Creek by TLC Staff
3.Tractor and wildflower field by Johnston County Staff
4. Aerial view of farm by TLC Staff
5. Barn by Johnston County Staff