Tadpole Land & Trail Conservancy

09/28/2026

Volunteer meet up tomorrow (Tuesday 9/29) at 10 at Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve! Email [email protected] for details!

09/24/2026

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Sign Up for our newsletterIf you are interested in keeping up with everything happening at TL&TC, use the form below to sign up for our newsletter! September 2026 Newsletter Here is our first newsletter! Be sure to sign up so you can be one of the first to hear about the new and exciting things that...

09/23/2026

Blazing our first trail at Ballenger Creek to get ready for next month’s soft opening! Stay tuned!

09/22/2026

Who loves turtles? We do! Here is an interesting article about all the different kinds of turtles in Virginia! What is your favorite turtle and why?

Like ancients made visible, Virginia is home to 25 species of turtles, many of them already in decline or vulnerable to it, due to eroding federal protections that went into effect in July of this year. But with a bit of care, protection, and respect, these creatures—clomping around since the Tria...

09/15/2026

Do you love birds? Would you like to do your part to save them or provide habitat for them? Did you know that you could get paid not to mow your fields? Check out this article on how you can help our grassland birds.

Every week or two between mid-March and the end of June, Lauria McShane and a band of volunteers visit a scattering of area farms with poles and cameras. They’re looking for kestrels, the tiny predators that weigh about as much as a deck of cards but deliver a deadly blow before dining on insects ...

09/09/2026

Here’s your moment of tranquility brought to you at no cost by Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve

09/03/2026

These gorgeous forked bluecurls are blooming along the initial path to the cemetery. Beauty surrounds us at Ballenger Creek Nature Preserve!

08/25/2026

Volunteerism in action! Someone saw the post about Cooper's downed tree and came to the rescue.

If either trail stewardship or maintenance speaks to you, email [email protected].