"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, 
the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."
-James Dent
   
CLT Spring Brown Bags In Review


The Reserve - Edible Plant Walk 
- Saturday, April 11th
CLT members gathered among the brilliant green of spring in the Hendricks' wooded forest along the Broad River for a foraging walk with Matthew Kip.  Matthew, a native of Columbia is a permaculturalist and a wild food forager who has an extensive knowledge of native plants in the Midlands.  Matthew guided CLT hikers on a tour of the woods, highlighting a wide array of edible plants and inviting us to gather several samples for our "salad bowl" that we would enjoy later.  During our walk we discovered root-beer scented sassafras, chickweed, wood sorrel and bull brier, along with a PawPaw tree and the toxic Pokeweed plant, which we opted not to try!  Following the hike, we enjoyed a brown bag lunch along the Broad River, complete with our fresh greens that we had gathered earlier that day!  We express our sincere thanks to the Hendricks family and Matthew Kip for making this unique opportunity available to us!
 
 

Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve 
- Saturday, May 9th
Thanks to Mother Nature, our Winter Brown Bag at Peachtree Rock turned into a second Spring Brown Bag, but it was such a beautiful breezy day - it was worth the wait!  CLT member, Wayne Grooms led us on a wonderful tour of the property, weaving in significant historical facts, fun details about the plant life and clues to the geological formations on this stunning property.  Although the large Peacthree Rock is no longer standing, we were all impressed by the Small Peachtree Rock which remains in an upright position with beautiful character and colorful striations that make it a work of art!  After the hike, we adjourned to Dupre at the Market for a delicious lunch of farm-fresh fare from the South Carolina State Farmer's Market.  Thanks to all who helped to make this a memorable morning!
   
      



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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
CLT FALL CELEBRATION

Thank you for Your Continued Support this Year!
CLT has had an amazing year thanks to your incredible show of support at our various events and fundraisers this year!  Our sincere thanks to our community partners - Whole Foods Market, Central Carolina Community Fund, and Mast General Store for hosting three very successful days of fundraising this spring to support CLT's mission of  promoting the voluntary conservation of scenic lands, open spaces, farms, forests, natural areas and significant habitats in central South Carolina!


 









THANK YOU!

Congratulations to the winners of our drawings at these spring events!

Anna and Will Haltiwanger
- Winner of 2 Fall Celebration Tickets, 2 CLT T-Shirts & $25 Gift Card to    
   Whole Foods Market
Sam Phillips 
- Winner of CLT T-Shirt & Visor
Carol Gist 
- Winner of Dessert & Coffee for 2 at Nonnah's
STAFF NEWS
Earlier this summer, we bid farewell with a warm send-off for two of our wonderful interns - Jack Henderson, CLT Land Stewardship Coordinator Intern and Alex Ellis, CLT Social Media Intern.

 Jack Henderson - CLT Land Stewardship Coordinator Intern
Jack leaves us this summer to make is his way to Hailey, ID, where he will be working as an intern for the Wood River Land Trust!   During his tenure with CLT, Jack  did an amazing job updating our GIS files and producing beautiful new maps for our use in all areas of land protection!  You can see some of Jack's work in the 2015 Outlook Magazine.  We wish Jack all the best in his new endeavors and look forward to keeping up with him on Facebook!   

Alex Ellis - CLT Social Media Intern
This summer, we congratulated Alex Ellis, CLT Social Media Intern, on her graduation from the USC Marine Science program and bid her a fond farewell as she makes her way to San Diego, CA where she will be working as the Animal Care and Training Intern for the Navy Marine Mammal Program! Our sincere thanks to Alex for all of her wonderful work keeping our presence on social media fresh this semester! We look forward to keeping up with Alex this summer as she begins work in her new position!
Check Out our New CLT Video!

CLT is proud to unveil its new introductory video which was completed in May!  Our sincere thanks to Ann Nolte & Hank Stallworth, Jane & Mark Salley, Stuart White, Banks Meador  and Zero Gravity Productions for their help in telling our story!  We hope you enjoy!
2015 Outlook is here!

We hope you received your copy of Outlook in your mailbox last month.  Our sincere thanks to all who contributed to this year's edition.  We hope you enjoy reading about some of the most recent properties we've protected and the latest CLT news!

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