News
Supporters Enjoy Field Day at the Brittain Farm
Supporters gathered at the Brittain Farm in Franklin County to celebrate Tar River Land Conservancy’s thirteen years of conservation success! Continue reading
Land Preserved on Fishing Creek in Nash and Halifax Counties
TRLC acquired three properties totaling 49 acres with funding from the NC Environmental Enhancement Grant Program, Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Continue reading
Linda Fisher Joins TRLC Board
Linda Fisher of Nashville was recently elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Tar River Land Conservancy, a Louisburg-based non-profit land trust. Ms. Fisher grew up in the Red Oak community of Nash County. She owns several farms in Nash County and Halifax County. Continue reading
Tar River Land Conservancy Seeks National Accreditation
Tar River Land Conservancy is pleased to announce it is applying for accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Continue reading
New Nature Trail Opened in Tarboro
Tar River Land Conservancy and the Town of Tarboro held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Tarboro to mark the opening of a new nature trail. Continue reading
Community Attends Field Day on the Farm Conservation Celebration
Tar River Land Conservancy held its Field Day on the Farm 2012 event on Saturday, April 14, at the farm of Randy and Barbara Guthrie of Oxford. Over 110 supporters of the Conservancy attended this year’s event. Continue reading
Lautzenheiser Joins Board of Tar River Land Conservancy
Loretta Lautzenheiser of Tarboro was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of Tar River Land Conservancy. She is a retired professional archeologist and is the past-president of the American Cultural Resources Association. Continue reading
55-Acre Family Farm Protected in Southern Franklin County
Tracey Gay and husband Keith Fields of Hendersonville added their 55-acre Franklin County farm to the list of sites protected by conservation easements held by TRLC. Continue reading
Tar River Floodplain Forest Purchased by Land Conservancy
Tar River Land Conservancy purchased 50 acres of floodplain forest on the Tar River. The tract is 3 miles downstream of Louisburg and adjoins another property given to the Conservancy in 2008. Continue reading
Averett Recognized as 2010 Land Conservationist of the Year
Ernie Averett of Oxford was honored as the Land Conservationist of the Year at the 48th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet. Continue reading

