Program Description: Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Executive Director, Kevin Redding will discuss the organization’s work preserving open land and habitat throughout our region, emphasizing the creation of new preserves, and highlighting the bird species associated with those spaces.

Wood Thrush taken in Guilford Woods.

Speaker Bio: Kevin Redding was born and raised in Faith, NC, just outside of Salisbury. He received his Eagle Scout award just before graduating high school. He then went to Western Carolina University and earned a B.S. in Natural Resource Management with a minor in Business Management. Kevin then crossed the state to East Carolina University where he earned a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Environmental Policy. He worked for the LandTrust for Central North Carolina in Salisbury for 7 years as their Associate Director. In 2007 he was named the Executive Director of Piedmont Land Conservancy. Kevin’s hobbies include growing tomatoes and hot peppers, fly fishing, duck hunting, Duke Basketball and spending time outdoors with his wife, Lori, and their two children, Boone and Molly Ruth. (Taken from https://www.piedmontland.org/who-we-are/)

Program begins at 7PM but come a little early and socialize with us.

As with all our programs and events, this one is free and open to all.