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Not all heroes wear capes… some carry loppers! 🌿 Our stewardship interns wrapped up their summer with TLC at the end of July, and we miss them already! Julio, Noe, and Ezekiel did an amazing job working alongside our Land Management team to remove invasive plants, contribute to the Williamson Outdoor Learning Center, and support TLC staff across the organization. We’re so grateful for all their hard work and the care they brought to our preserves this summer. We wish them the very best of luck in all their future endeavors! 🌱 Video inspired by @swmlc

Oh, did no one ever tell you that the real cool kids spend their time learning about trees in the Triangle? Hmm… weird. 🤔 TLC hosts Trail Talks, hikes led by TLC staff on a topic of their choosing at one of our eight public nature preserves. Last month, Umar, TLC’s Associate Land Manager, East, led a dendrology hike at Old Creedmoor Nature Preserve, where participants strolled the trails while learning how to identify trees found throughout the preserve. 🌳 Want to join the cool kids? Check out TLC’s lineup of free events: https://triangleland.org/events

Have you ever heard of the Carolina stonefly?💧 This week, Meera, TLC's Education and Outreach Associate, is spotlighting these amazing macroinvertebrates. These small insects spend most of their lives underwater, where they help keep streams healthy by feeding on decaying leaves and organic matter. Because stoneflies are highly sensitive to pollution, spotting them is often a sign of clean, healthy water. While Meera is searching for Stoneflies in New Hope Creek in this video, if you're visiting a TLC preserve, please leave rocks where you find them. Turning over rocks can disrupt the delicate habitat that stoneflies and many other aquatic creatures depend on. #speciesspotlight #carolinastonefly #streamhealth #TriangleLandConservancy

Are you a graduate student currently studying history, anthropology, museum studies, or a related field? TLC is #hiring a Historical Interpretation Intern for spring 2027! 📖🌳 Supervised by our Senior Volunteer and Outreach Associate, this position will research and synthesize historical information related to the land use and human history of TLC’s public nature preserves, providing interpretive content such as blog posts and presentations to create a more well-rounded understanding of our work with the community. This is a great opportunity for individuals with experience in historical research, writing, navigating institutional archives, and an interest in communicating our local history to the public. 📣 Applications are due by midnight on Wednesday, November 11 🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in our bio!

🌿 Big conservation news! 🌿 Earlier this month, TLC protected more than 800 acres along the Neuse River with the support of Johnston County — the second largest land acquisition in TLC's history. Neuse Islands Wilderness is in the Lowgrounds, one of the largest remaining wilderness areas in the Triangle. This remarkable landscape provides critical habitat for migratory birds, fox squirrels, amphibians, reptiles, and several rare species. Many of the trees, including cypress, are more than 200 years old. The acquisition strengthens a growing corridor of protected land along the Neuse River between Smithfield and Goldsboro that safeguards wildlife habitat and improves water quality and flood mitigation. Thank you to Johnston County, the N.C. Land and Water Fund, the U.S. Air Force, and TLC's generous donors for making this conservation success possible. 🔗Read more at the link in our bio.

Our final National Moth Week spotlight is proof that there's always one more amazing moth to discover. 🌿 It's hard to miss the bright pink and yellow rosy maple moths (Dryocampa rubicunda) when they arrive on the sheets! The smallest of the silk moths, rosy maple moths only have a 2" wingspan. Females mainly lay eggs on maple trees (hence their name) and sometimes also on oaks. Caterpillars, known as greenstriped mapleworms, eat whole leaves on the trees they hatched on, then drop to the ground under that tree and pupate in the soil. Leaving the leaves and planting shrubs and herbaceous plants under maples helps the pupae have soft landings when they leave the tree canopies. #mothweek #RosyMapleMoths #trianglelandconservancy #speciesspotlight

Looks like we’ve got some very special visitors at the office! 🦋🌿 We’ve been spotting monarchs in all stages of their life cycle: tiny caterpillars munching on milkweed, chrysalises tucked away as they transform, and beautiful adult butterflies fluttering by! And that incredible transformation from caterpillar to butterfly happens in just about 10–14 days inside the chrysalis! 🤯 Did you know monarch caterpillars eat milkweed? 🌱 As they munch, they store toxic compounds from the milkweed in their bodies, making them unappealing to many predators. From caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, we’re lucky to have a front-row seat to one of nature’s most amazing transformations.

📱 Have you noticed these acronyms on your kid’s phone lately? They might say they’re just catching up with a friend, but don’t be fooled. The real conversation? Local land conservation. 🌿

You may have noticed a new addition to the landscape at Brumley North! The preserve now hosts the Triangle's first Motus tower, part of a global network of wildlife tracking stations (led by @birds.canada) using radio telemetry. Tagged birds, bats, and insects will send radio signals to the tower as they pass by, contributing to an important database for conservation research and efforts. Our friends at @newhopebirdalliance generously funded and installed the tower with help from @americanbirdconservancy - choosing Brumley North as the host site based on its habitat quality and reputation as a popular hotspot for birds. 🔗Read more at the link in our bio and stay tuned for more updates from this exciting collaboration! 📸Photos by Olivia Garcia and Bo Howes

This month's Species Spotlight: Cricket Frogs! 🐸 Hear from Ava, TLC's Education PINES Intern, about these amazing amphibians and their success in habitats like at our Williamson Preserve. While Ava is searching for frogs at Williamson in this video, if you're visiting a TLC preserve, please keep your distance from water lines and leave critters where you find them as to not disrupt their habitats. #speciesspotlight#cricketfrog #TriangleLandConservancy

One of the highlights of Summer PINES is our annual kayaking trip to @wakegov’s Robertson Millpond Preserve! For several students, this paddle through the cypress trees and blackwater swamp was their first time kayaking. 🚣‍♂️🌲 It’s #ParksAndRecreationMonth and we’re grateful for the parks and nature preserves that make outdoor education experiences like this possible - connecting students with nature, building community, and inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders. 🌱 🔗 Check out more about our Pathways Into Natural Environments and Science fellowship at the link in our bio.

More great news along the Neuse River! 🎉 TLC has permanently protected an additional 602 acres within the Neuse River Lowgrounds in Johnston County, bringing the total protected in this important landscape to more than 1,400 since June. Known as the Gar Gut Mashes, this property includes more than two miles of Neuse River frontage, over 400 acres of wetlands, and diverse habitat supporting wild turkey, black bears, great blue herons, Swainson's warblers, and many other species. The land's extensive floodplain also plays a vital role in filtering drinking water and reducing flood impacts for downstream communities. This incredible conservation milestone was made possible through the @nclandwaterfund, @jocogovnc, and the generosity of the Massengill family. 🔗Read more on our blog at the link in our bio. 📸Photos by TLC Staff #trianglelandconservancy #landprotection #johnstoncountync #trianglenc

While autumn brings plenty of reds, yellows and oranges 🍂, the American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) stands out with its vibrant violet berries that can last well into winter. From its uses in the garden to its importance to local wildlife, there’s more to this native shrub than meets the eye! Read our latest Species Spotlight to learn more about American beautyberry and where you can find it at TLC preserves at the BLOG link in our bio. 🌿 📷 American beautyberry at Williamson Preserve by Leigh Ann Hammerbacher

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While autumn brings plenty of reds, yellows and oranges 🍂, the American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) stands out with its vibrant violet berries that can last well into winter.