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Piedmont Conservation Council, Inc.

🌿Leveraging people & resources for innovative projects that promote conservation and sustainable communities across central NC.🌿

📍 Serving Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham & Wake Counties📍 (PCC) is a community-based, regionally focused nonprofit working to build sustainable communities across central North Carolina. Since 1967, we have brought con

servation from plan to practice by connecting people, resources, and innovative ideas. Our mission is to leverage people and resources for projects that promote conservation and sustainable communities. We partner with local governments, organizations, and community members to design and deliver projects that support:
🌿 Natural Resource Conservation & Management
💧 Water Quality Protection
🌾 Farmland Preservation
🚶 Recreation & Tourism
🏘️ Community Development & Improvement
💼 Job Creation & Retention

PCC provides expertise in grant writing, project management, strategic planning, and workshops to help communities turn their goals into action. We serve Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, and Wake Counties of North Carolina. As an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit, we are guided by our core values: resource conservation, equity, integrity, respect, collaboration, innovation, accountability, stewardship, and nimbleness.

10/06/2026

📣CALLING ALL K-12 TEACHERS📣

The North Carolina Arboretum is currently accepting applications for the 2026-2027 year for Project EXPLORE: a teacher mini-grant program to promote community science in schools! Project EXPLORE will engage students at their schoolyard in two free, environmental educator-led science programs based on current science curriculum standards. Students will be engaged in ongoing data collection at their schoolyard, and will be invited to present their research. This program is open to ALL North Carolina K-12 teachers who are interested in getting their students outside doing hands-on scientific data collection and reporting. t
This program offers a mini-grant, materials, support from a local environmental educator, and curriculum-based programming correlated to the NC state standards.

Applications for this coming school year are due by August 30th for fall participation.
Learn more about the program at https://www.ncprojectexplore.org/

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05/06/2026

🌎It’s World Environment Day!🌎

World Environment Day is observed annually on June 5th to raise awareness about environmental changes and encourage environmental public outreach.

Learn more about how PCC works on protecting the environment by visiting our website in our bio!

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03/06/2026

For this 🌿What’s Up Wednesday🌿, Jacobs Creek Batteau Landing is having their River Access Opening on Thursday, June 11th!

The Dan River Basin Association and Rockingham County Economic Development and Tourism is celebrating the re-opening of the Jacobs Creek Batteau Landing. Please join the host organizations and PCC in celebrating the reopening of this popular recreation spot!

Jacobs Creek River Access Opening
📅Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕒Time: 10 am
📍Location: 558 Planters Road, Madison, NC 27025

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29/05/2026

🌳FEATURE FRIDAY: Little Lick Creek Restoration🌳On Feature Fridays, we feature PCC’s conservation projects. Today, we highlight one of PCC’s stream restoration projects in Durham, NC.

Grove Park, a lake and golf course community in eastern Durham, is affected by upstream development, channel straightening, and timbering, which have caused significant sedimentation in the tributaries. This project aims to restore 6,000 linear feet of stream along unnamed tributaries to Little Lick Creek in Durham, within the Falls Lake and Neuse River Basins. The project, located in the Grove Park community, will create a stable, natural system with improved aquatic habitat and reduce sediment loading to the impaired Little Lick Creek and Falls Lake. Riparian buffers will be vegetated and protected through a conservation easement.

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27/05/2026

☀️Looking for somewhere to go to enjoy the beautiful North Carolina summer? Visit these PCC project sites!☀️ From volunteering at Good Hope Farm to taking a stroll on a greenway by a restored stream, immerse yourself in North Carolina’s natural beauty this summer.

Read more about these projects at our website piedmontconservation.org.

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22/05/2026

🌻Happy International Day for Biodiversity!🦋

International Day for Biodiversity is observed annually on May 22nd to increase understanding and awareness of current issues about biodiversity. Biodiversity is important because it is essential for supporting life on earth. PCC strives to promote biodiversity by implementing strategies such as planting native gardens, stabilizing streams, and restoring aquatic habitats in our projects.

Scroll through to see some displays of biodiversity at Good Hope Farm in Cary, NC!

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20/05/2026

Intern Spotlight: Madeleine Hampton🌱

Meet Madeleine Hampton, the Digital Media and Community Outreach Summer Intern! Madeleine will support outreach efforts for Piedmont Conservation Council through digital media and in-person event support.

Madeleine is a rising sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Environmental Science and Art History. Besides interning with the PCC, her summer plans include crafting, listening to audiobooks, and lifting.

Welcome aboard, Madeleine!

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15/05/2026

A lot of PCC’s projects on stream stabilization utilizes riparian buffers as a conservation strategy, but what are riparian buffers?

Riparian buffers are vegetation that are planted along streams. A combination of native plants, shrubs, and/or trees are planted and used as natural buffers. These plants absorb excess nutrients from runoff, preventing pollutants from entering the streams. The plants help slow water currents and their roots stabilize the soils along the stream, preventing erosion. They also provide habitat and food for aquatic species in the streams. These benefits prove that riparian buffers are an effective stream conservation technique.

Want to learn more about PCC projects involving riparian buffers or about our stream restoration projects? Read more at piedmontconservation.org.

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13/05/2026

For this 🌿What’s Up Wednesday🌿, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC is hosting a Riparian Planting Volunteer Shift on Friday, May 15th!

The Odie Street Green Infrastructure Project was developed to reduce stormwater pollution and improve water quality in the Fairview Community by installing biosales, rain barrels, and native plantings. During this special stream restoration shift, volunteers will be landscaping the banks of the stream running along Odie Street. Tasks will include planting native plants, weeding and general cleanup.

Sign up to volunteer and learn more at https://orangehabitat.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/009aa412-a65f-4572-882e-7c062ee0de6a

Riparian Planting Volunteer Shift
📅Date: Friday, May 15th, 2026
🕒Time: 9 am - 12 pm
📍Location: Odie Street, Hillsborough, NC

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08/05/2026

🌳FEATURE FRIDAY: College Branch Stream Restoration🌳On Feature Fridays, we feature PCC’s conservation projects. Today, we highlight one of PCC’s stream restoration projects in Guilford County, NC.

The Downtown Greenway Phase 4 transformed an urban waterway by restoring its natural functions and creating a community asset. The project helped restore the ecosystem by regrading banks, adding in-stream structures, and planting native plants to restore natural flow and stabilize the shoreline. Stream flow was improved by removing debris and reinforcing outfalls to restore the stream's natural flow patterns. Interpretive signs and workshops with local schools will turn the greenway into an outdoor classroom, promoting community and education. A five-year monitoring program and continuous maintenance by the City and Action Greensboro ensures the greenway's long-term health and community access.

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201 E Main Street 5th Floor
Durham, QLD
27701

Website

https://piedmontconservation.org/

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