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Welcome to Katawba Valley Land Trust

TogetherGreen Fellowship: A Call for Volunteers

Tuesday, 04 November 2008 17:56 administrator
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KVLT’s Austin Jenkins was awarded a TogetherGreen Fellowship from National Audubon.  The fellowship will be used to engage seniors in volunteer-based conservation activities.  An initial project will be the development of native plant gardens and vegetable gardens at the Catawba Nation Senior Center.  Another aspect of the project will work to build a cadre of volunteers for KVLT.   TogetherGreen is an Audubon initiative that provides the inspiration; the leadership and the opportunities to help people everywhere take actions at home, in their communities and beyond to improve the health of the environment we share.  Learn more about it by clicking the TogetherGreen icon to the right.

If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer in these and many more exciting endeavors, please meet us here at the office (106 E. Meeting St.) at noon for lunch on Monday, March 15.  If you cannot make it and still wish to be involved, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (803) 285-5801.

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:29 )
 

Nature Walk at Forty Acre Rock: Saturday, April 17

Tuesday, 07 October 2008 18:52 administrator
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Thanks to your support and a generous donation by the Turner Family Foundation, we are working to expand our general out-reach activities. Join us this Spring at Forty Acre Rock for an exciting exploration of the rock and surrounding woodlands. We will meet at 9 AM in the upper parking lot at the end of Conservancy Rd. The walk will be led by naturalists George Sawyer and Austin Jenkins. This event is free and available to the public. Capacity is limited. Please contact us to register. For directions, click here.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:43 )
 

Spring Bird Count: Saturday, May 1

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:10 administrator
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The Great KVLT Bird Count is set for Saturday, May 1.  We hope you can join us as we document the warblers and other birds that use our protected lands as migration corridors.  Target areas will include Landsford Canal State Park, the KVLT Lancaster Greenway Preserve, KVLT Great Falls Property, and the Flat Creek/Forty Acre Rock area.  Most groups will meet at the Catawba Fish Camp at 7:30 AM.  The event is free and available to the public, but registration is required.  Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (803) 285-5801 prior to April 16th.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:43 )
 

Announcing the Catawba Master Naturalist Class!

Monday, 20 July 2009 13:24 administrator
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Sandhill MN class in a Carolina Bay

Are you interested in reconnecting with nature?  Join the Catawba Master Naturalist class, and we will do just that.  Clemson University, Duke Energy, USC Lancaster, and Katawba Valley Land Trust have partnered to present this unique opportunity. 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:32 ) Read more...
 

Conservation Acreage Added!

Thursday, 12 October 2006 10:00 administrator
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January 2010: Click here for Blackmon Conservatoin Easement press release 

December 2009:  Click here for Powers-Norrell Donation press release 

July 2009: Click here for Eddins Land Donation press release

May 2009: Click here for Plyler Land Donation press release

February 2009: Click here for Stoneboro Conservation Easement press release

November 2008: Click here for Springsteen Conservation Easement press release

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:52 )
 

Osprey Project

Tuesday, 30 September 2008 13:06 administrator
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Photo by Dr. Rob BierregaardThe purpose of the Osprey Project is to better understand the migration patterns of this magnificent animal.  On June 26, our partner from UNC Charlotte, Dr. Rob Bierregaard, along with nature photographer Bill Price, captured another osprey, whose name is now Buck.  Buck’s older brother Duke was banded last year.  Buck is now down in Venezuela.  You can read more about Buck’s bio and follow Buck’s travels wiht online maps through Dr. Rob Bierregaard’s website by clicking here.  Just as last year, Bill Price visited local schools to share this project with the children.  Special thanks go to Duke Energy Foundation for their support of this project.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 17:06 )
 

Prescribed Burn at Forty Acre Rock

Thursday, 25 September 2008 19:09 administrator
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This notice is from our friends at SC Department of Natural Resources…

Public Notice             3 November 2009

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust Program will be working with the South Carolina Forestry Commission to conduct several prescribed burns on approximately 400 acres of Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area (WMA) over the next few months.   The entire preserve encompasses 2,267 acres, so the 400 acres to be burned is 17% of the total acreage.  The areas to be burned are upland sites dominated by pines, and/or upland areas where longleaf and shortleaf pine grasslands will be restored.  The goals of these fires are to:  Restore and maintain the natural character and ecological integrity of the longleaf and shortleaf pine grassland ecosystem that naturally belongs on parts of the preserve’s highest ridges, but has declined as a result of fire suppression,  AND Reduce fuel loads and thereby help prevent intense wildfires. These carefully-planned burns will take place over several days.  It is impossible to plan far ahead of time and choose the exact dates that these burns will take place, because weather and other factors dictate when conditions are right.  Firebreaks have been plowed and/or raked in preparation for the burns, and prescribed fire management plans are being written to guide the trained professionals that will conduct the burn.  The fires will be carried out by Certified Prescribed Fire Managers and other qualified support staff who will follow the legal and other guidelines required to conduct such burns, thereby ensuring public safety.Wildlife habitat, including deer and turkey feeding and cover areas, will in the long run be enhanced by these prescribed fires.  The preserve’s major  hollows,  creek bottoms and other sites forested in large oak and other hardwood trees will not be burned.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 December 2009 18:30 )