GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A historic stretch of land on the campus of a Triad college will never be developed thanks to a new deal.
According to Guilford College, the college and Piedmont Land Conservancy have signed a “memorandum of understanding” to pursue a conservation easement to permanently protect a large swath of Guilford Woods.
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The easement would protect 120 acres of land on the Guilford College campus, including a tree known as the “Underground Railroad tree,” a 300-year-old tulip poplar. This deal would ensure that this area, one of Greensboro’s last undeveloped woodlands, according to the college, would never be developed, but would remain owned by the college.
PLC wants to fund the easement by raising $8.5 million, which would be available to the college by 2028…