Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) is a nonprofit land trust and charitable organization operating in nine northern Piedmont North Carolina counties – Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin. PLC’s land protection priorities are watersheds, farmland, urban green spaces and natural heritage sites as defined by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. At year-end 2008, the Conservancy had protected 16,974 acres (68.69 km2) and 92 miles (148 km) of stream banks in 151 projects. External Links Land Trust Alliance reference to PLC