Saving 300 acres of Guilford County farmland from urban sprawl may not seem like a big deal, but it is a worthy beginning. And it wouldn't have happened had not the Piedmont Land Conservancy come forward and filled the void left when county government chose to stay on the sidelines.

By Taft Wireback, News & Record, Greensboro, N.C. Jul. 9--GIBSONVILLE -- The Piedmont Land Conservancy is stepping up to help Guilford County's threatened farm economy after the county government declined to assist.

By TAFT WIREBACK GIBSONVILLE -- The Piedmont Land Conservancy is stepping up to help Guilford County's threatened farm economy after the county government declined to assist.

By Jeri Rowe Back in 1989, over apple pie and coffee, a handful of folks sat around Kathy Treanor's dining room table and created something that felt as elusive as smoke -- the Piedmont Land Conservancy. Today, the group feels pretty concrete.

By Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Nov. 1--Conservation activists in Northwest North Carolina have racked up a number of good saves in the last few years, and the preservation of Saddle Mountain now joins that proud company.