A Couple of Good Loop Hikes

by Crystal Cockman March 15, 2017 The past couple of weekends, I’ve hiked two loop trails, which means they follow a circle and so you don’t have to do any backtracking. One of these trails is in the Birkhead Wilderness Area, and the other is in the Badin Recreational...

Cedar Fever

by Ruth Ann Grissom March 9, 2017 A band of light rain passed through the Uwharries on a recent Saturday evening. By Sunday morning, the sky was crystalline blue. Despite a lively northwest breeze, the temperature was unseasonably mild. I was out with the dogs,...

Smith Branch Longleaf Preserve

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina, with support from the Open Space Institute and the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, is pleased to announce the formal protection of the Smith Branch Longleaf Preserve through a conservation easement. This is a 104-acre,...

Flowe Property

Flowe Property Conserved in Cabarrus County “Despite his artistic pretentions, his sophistication, and many accomplishments, man owes his existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” – Anonymous In North Carolina, agriculture and...