Press Releases
2017 Report
In 2017 SERLC protected one thousand eight hundred seventeen (1,817) acres of farms and forests in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. This now brings our cumulative total to 26,997 acres of land protected! And we’re looking forward to protecting more land in the...
Fun Stories About Our Lands 2017
Cox Point easement in SC The Cox Point property dates back to an original King’s Grant and is part of a 5th generation family farm, with the 6th generation now working it as well. The family got to a point where they felt the only choice was to put the tract up for...
2013 Report
In 2013 Southeast Regional Land Conservancy added three thousand five hundred twenty-two (3,522) additional acres of diverse communities to its protected reserves. From the previous total of sixteen thousand forty-two acres, this boosts SERLC up to nineteen thousand...
2012 Report
In 2012 Southeast Regional Land Conservancy added three thousand one hundred forty-six (3,146) additional acres of diverse communities to its protected reserves. SERLC now has sixteen thousand forty-four (16,044) acres in conservation across the Southeastern United...
Moonshine Mountains Fundraiser
Even with a monsoon storm an hour before the start, the Moonshine & Mountains fundraiser in Asheville was a lovely event! Troy & Sons created the ultimate cozy & inviting atmosphere. The food from Corner Kitchen was marvelous. The music from Screech Owl...
10th Anniversary!
The Southeast Regional Land Conservancy (http://serlc.org/) is celebrating its 10th anniversary of protecting nature around the southeastern United States. Regional Land Conservancy, Inc. is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to protecting our natural...
Sage Valley
Situated in the inner Coastal Plain, the Sage Valley easements are within the northern edge of the Fall-line Sandhills. This geologic formation is quite limited and supports very unique habitats. The cumulative easements now protect three thousand nine hundred...
More Added at Whisper Mountain
In 2011, two more "puzzle pieces" were added to the conservation matrix at Whisper Mountain. Sitting high in the mountains on the Buncombe-Madison county line, it is an ecologically oriented development. SERLC and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy have...
New Easement Along Enoree River
A new easement will protect land along the Enoree River in the rolling pastoral land of the South Carolina Piedmont. The easement directly adjoins a South Carolina Heritage Preserve that was established to protect a Federally-endangered species as well as other rare...
Georgia Tracts Added
In the Georgia piedmont, three large tracts in proximity to each other were added, creating a total of 2611 protected acres. The easements include a variety of habitats such as Bottomland hardwood forests, pine plantations, Mixed mesic hardwood forests, Oak-hickory...