Become a Force
for Nature

Support TLC’s most ambitious fundraising initiative ever.

Become a Force
for Nature

Support TLC’s most ambitious fundraising initiative ever. 

Contact us to discuss donation opportunities.

Christine Wilson

Director of Advancement
cwilson@triangleland.org
(919) 908-0059

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Sandy Sweitzer

Executive Director
ssweitzer@triangleland.org
(919) 908-0051

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Your Investment is Needed

The beauty and abundance of open spaces, wild places, and working lands is an important reason why we
love to live, work and play in the Triangle. These verdant spaces nourish our spirits, define our community, and embody our legacy.

We are living at a confluence of rapid population growth, skyrocketing land prices, and a climate crisis that is threatening our natural environment. Our beloved farms, forests, and grasslands are disappearing rapidly. Once land is developed, we cannot get it back.

Triangle Land Conservancy has doubled the pace of conservation in the Triangle. We cannot slow down and we need your help to accelerate the strategic conservation and stewardship of land, water, and our community – now and for future generations.

Together, we must act boldly and we must act now.

We invite you to be a force for nature. Join us in supporting TLC.

Cindy Pacchiana

Campaign Co-Chair

Sally Edwards

Campaign Co-Chair

Join Our Growing List of Supporters

Those listed have made campaign donations of $5,000 or more. Updated March 20, 2026.

Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin
Arthur Carlsen Fund of TCF
Ann Alexander
Lois Ballen
Rebecca Balter
Bank of America
Judith Barton
Beacon Partners
Patti Beardsley
Elizabeth and Walter Bennett
Marcia and Frank Bennett
Bertsch Family Foundation
Jack and Donna Blackmer
Tanya and Ben Blankenship
William and Patricia Blau
Blue Heron Asset Management
Jenny Bo and Chris Saunders
Tova Boehm and Carlos Carpinteyro
Ginger and Neal Boswell
Stella Boswell and Craig Heinly
Mary Mac and Tom* Bradshaw
Cooper and Sam Bratton
Katherine and John R. Bratton
Tommy F. Bridges
C.Kay Briggs and Chris Hitt
Brenda Brodie
May and Cotton Bryan
Lee and Libby Buck
Estate of William Burlingame
Diane Byrne and Ted Johnson
Marlena Byrne and Brian Bramson
Nicolette and Mark Cagle
Sheryl and Lawson Carmichael
Molly and Matt Cherry
Maria Chi
Portia and Norm Christensen
Mary and Jack Clayton
Clayton Family Fund
Susan and Kevin Concannon
Sherry Cooke and Sam Cook
Leto Copeley and Albert Fisher
Melanie and Bob Crawford
Creative Fundraising Advisors
UBS/Credit Suisse
Estate of Hugh Cullman
LanAnh Dang
David Davis
Estate of Mary H. Dawson
Patricia Decker
Eleanor and Robert DeVries
Kate Dixon and Dan Wilkinson
John Dorsey
Marybeth Dugan and Kenny Dalsheimer
Marilyn and John Dutton
Sally and Jim Edwards
Harden Engelhardt and Ron Wilder
Nancy and Al Faber
First Citizens Bank
Ellen Fox
Seth and Kolleen Fox
Garrett Family Ever Forward Fund
Mavis Gragg
Ruth and Steve Grant
Sally and Jeff Greaser
Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Beth Hahn and James Joslin
Miles Harmer
Hartfield Foundation
Kate and Jeff Hedges
Pam and Brad Hemminger
Alison Hill and Tandy Jones
Hillsdale Fund
Marjorie Hodges and Carlton Midyette
Penelope M. Hornsby
George and Alice Horton
David N. Howell
Mary Howes
Connor and Sarah Evelyn Jarvis
Jennifer and David Johnston
Toni Wyche Jones and Tyrone Jones
Anupama Joshi and Ashish Sagrolikar
Nannerl O. and Robert O. Keohane
Jane Kestenbaum and Stewart Johnson
F.M. Kirby Foundation
Katherine and Scott Kollins
Ronette Kolotkin
Catherine Kramer
Suzanne Krill
Lee Frederick Kuyper
Dan Edwards and Kathy Lamb
Virginia Lee
Mark Lefebvre
Bruce Boehm and Nancy Luberoff
Karen and John MacAulay
Jennifer Maher
Mann Family Foundation
Estate of Betsy Ann Marsh
Martin Marietta
Janice and John McAdams
Lesley and David McAdams
McAdams Company
Nancy McCormick
Estate of David McKay
Janis McFarland and Rich McLaughlin
Sarah Meacham
Claudia and David Michelman
Claire and John Miller
Patty and Alan Moore
Janie and Will Morgan
Miriam Morris
Karl Mueller
Cathy Murphy and John Manuel
Murphy’s Naturals
Mollie and David Neal
Net Friends
Cynthia and Gregg Pacchiana
Justine Palpant
Rhonda and Allen Parker
Cathy Pascal and Ron Strom
Judith and Raymond Pulley
Jane Preyer
Alys and Alex Protzman
Trish Rafalow
The Raleigh Group
Julie and Jimmy Randolph
Susan and Vikrim Rao
Recreational Equipment Inc.
Cecilia and Rich Redding
Victoria Reynolds and John Beerman
JaLisha Richmond and Garrett Bibbs
Estate of Rock Spring Branch
Estate of Andrea Rohrbacher
Rachael Ross
Lori and Tim Rowe
Salamander Fund
Charles Scharlau
Marika and Johnathan Schoolar
Barbara and Johnathan Sheline
Cynthia Shimer and Eric Wiebe
Stephanie Simon and Chuck Solomon
Catherine and David Singley
Katherine Skinner
David F. Smith
Estate of Martha Lillian Smith
Snap Pea Creative Dining
Thomas Spector
Meg and John Stanback
Estate of David Stephan
Anne Stoddard and Ron Gallagher
Nancy and Bob Sumner
Susan Swirles
Nancy Tannenbaum and John Becton
Hayden and Bud Taylor
Karen and Tom Tierney
Tripp Van Noppen
Bridgitte and Bryan Vaughan
Laura and Drayton Virkler
Vulcan Materials Company
Wake Stone Corporation
Weatherspoon & Voltz
Richard Weintraub
Florrie and Jim Westcoat
Nancy and Monty White
Karsin Williard and Patrick Mateer
Carolyn and Sean Lilly Wilson
Windpoint Foundation
Christy Paine Winton
Anonymous (9)
*deceased

Longview Society Members

A key campaign priority has been expansion secure TLC’s legacy by adding 100 new Longview Society members. Planned gifts help TLC fulfill the promise to protect land forever. We have 35 left to reach our goal! Visit TLC’s website to learn more about the Longview Society 

If you have TLC in your estate plans or would like to, please complete this Giving Intention Form or contact Christine Wilson, cwilson@triangleland.org with more information. Updated March 20, 2026.

Allen and Rhonda Parker
Alycia Hassett
Amanda Steinhardt
Andrea Hill
Andy Kelsall
Ann and Alexander Motten
Ann Ringland
Ann Sparrow
Anne P Stoddard and Ron Gallagher
Autumn Beam and Josh Dellinger
Bart Matthews
Beth Hahn and James Joslin
Brenna Thompson and Preston Miller
C. Kay Briggs and Chris Hitt
Carol Apollonio
Carol Parron
Carolyn Leith
Christina Timpano Winston
Cindy and Bob Stoothoff
Cindy Kaye Cook and Thomas Judd Cook
Courtney Lockemer
Cynthia and John Yoakum
Cynthia and Steve Sollod
Cynthia S. Payne, M.D.
Dale Threatt-Taylor and Barrington Taylor, Jr.
Daniel Jones
David Anderson
David and Margaret Shouse
Debbie and Doug Sanks
Debora J. Sears
Barbara Elwell and Dennis Wilkerson
Dianne Bertsch
Donna and Jack Blackmer
Dory Van Duzer
Dr. Marilyn Grolitzer and Dr. Bill Dupont
Dr. Randolph L. Lambe and Mrs. Catherine U. Lambe
Elaine Malek-Madani and Ralph F. Gabellieri
Elizabeth Moore and Richard Kunst
Elizabeth Carriel
Forrest Smith and Rebecca Troutman
Fran and Verl Dennis
Hannelore and Konrad Jarausch
Holly and Ross McKinney
JaLisha Richmond and Garrett Bibbs
Jamie Burnett
Jane Gates
Janie Wilson
Jean and Michael Mankowski
Joan Curry
Jonathan York
Joy Snipes
Joy Hewett
Judith and Raymond Pulley
Julie and Jason Hall
Julie Moore
June Foushee
Karen Kuehnle
Karin and George Hess
Kat Moore
Kate Dixon and Dan Wilkinson
Kathryn and George Auman
Kieran Roe
Kimberly Ann Alexander
Kimberly Warren
Laura Jackson
Lauren and Tyler Aves
Leah Shapiro
Linda E. Rudd and Thomas R. Wentworth
Lois Ballen
Lydie V. Costes
Lynn Linville-Lauritano and Al Lauritano
Margaret and David Shouse
Margaret Anderson
Margaret Heath
Margaret Sands and Michael Pournaras
Maria Nardini
Mary and Jay Sell
Mary Ann Bumbera
Mary Kay McDonald and Timothy Hull
Mary Susan Sewell
Mavis Gragg
Michelle Lempert and Joseph Kachuck
Michie Hunt
Mrs. Priscilla Canady
Ms. Kim Faurot and Mr. Tom Keeler
Ms. Lynn Milich
Nan and Bob Keohane
Nancy Henley and Michael Gillespie
Nancy Tannenbaum and John Becton
Pam and Brad Hemminger
Pam Timmons
Paula and Steven Hoge
Penelope M. Hornsby
Perry Haaland
Rebecca Harvard Barnes
Regina and Ted Oliver
Robin Kitson
Saliha Baloch
Sally and Jim Edwards
Sally and Jeff Greaser
Sandra and Mike Birckhead
Shelley and David Olson
Sherry Cooke and Sam Cook
Sue Harvey
Susan and Stephen Gartrell
Susan Coppola and Michael Tilson
Tara Kachgal
Terri and David Swanson
Terri Buckner
The Huegerich Family
Trish Rafalow
Victoria Reynolds
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Are you ready to become a Force for Nature?

Vanishing Wildlife Habitat

Worldwide we are experiencing the greatest acceleration in animal and plant species extinction in human history. North Carolina is one of the most biodiverse states in the country, yet rapid development across the Triangle is destroying natural habitats at an alarming rate.

Increase in Natural Disasters

Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency causing flooding, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, and massive wildfires. Lower-income communities are disproportionately impacted, largely due to historical racial inequities.

Inequitable Access to Land and Nature

For generations, people of color were denied access to public parks and beaches. By 2050, people of color will make up 45% of our local population yet nearly 75% of US communities of color lack access to safe and maintained outdoor spaces — compared with 23% of White communities. We must inspire and engage more diverse citizens to advocate for equity in land ownership and promote preservation.

Declining Public Health

Experts recently declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health with rates of depression, anxiety, and trauma soaring. Children spend an average of 6.5 hours a day in front of a screen and almost half of adults don’t get enough physical activity that is key to preventing chronic conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and depression.

Disappearing Farms

By 2040, North Carolina is expected to develop 11% of its farmland, nearly 1.2 million acres, the second-highest rate of conversion in the country. Johnston and Wake are the 19th and 32nd most vulnerable counties in the U.S. Since 2014, Wake County has lost 22,964 acres of farm and forest land — that’s almost 20%. Historically, land ownership by Black farmers has dropped more than 85% in the US over the last century.

Exponential Growth and Development

North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, and the Triangle is predicted to attract 40% of projected growth. In the last decade, one in four new residents moved to Wake County, and Johnston County is seeing the fastest percentage growth in the state. The pace of development is forcing land prices to skyrocket throughout the region.