Brad Wyche ready to move files from his home to the new office.

September 98
Brad Wyche gives up law practice to become full time Executive Director

November 98
First meeting of Board of Directors

December 98
Upstate Forever receives tax exemption authorization from IRS

Participants at the home of Upstate Forever Board Member Wes Cooler, who lives in the Eastatoee Valley and hosted the first field trip.

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March 99
Upstate Forever moves into office in downtown Greenville

June 99
First newsletter published
First member joins Upstate Forever

October 99
First field trip

First Annual Meeeting
of members

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April 00
Greenville County approves new clustered development ordinance*

May 00
First “Upstate Update” published

June 00
State abandons plan for destructive “Highway 295 Connector” in Spartanburg County*

Over 300 people attended our conference on conservation easements.

October 00
Upstate Forever hosts first fundraiser
First Annual Meeting of members

November 00
Upstate Forever conference on conservation easements
Upstate Forever receives first conservation easement

December 00
Upstate Forever receives conservation easement on property adjoining Paris Mountain State Park

Helen Sloan and her family grant Upstate Forever its first conservation easement, protecting a beautiful 200 acre tract in Southern Greenville County.

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February 01
Upstate Forever reaches 1,000 members!

May 01
Upstate Forever conference on green development

July 01
“Green School” standards approved by Greenville County School Board*

“Green School” standards approved by Greenville County School Board.

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November 01
20,000 Land Trust booklets published
Upstate Forever receives Greenville Magazine’s “Outstanding Service Award”

December 01
Upstate Forever receives conservation easements on Fairview Farms and Four Columns properties

January 02
Upstate Forever receives South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s “2001 Land Conservation Award”

Fairview Farms is a magnificent 1,260 acre tract along the Pacolet River in northern Spartanburg County.

March 02
City of Greenville abandons plan to put stream in Rotary Park in a culvert*
Pickens County adopts lake buffer ordinance*
Upstate Forever receives Environmental
Educators Association’s “Educator of the Year” Award

April 02
South Carolina Conservation Bank Act is signed into law*

May 02
Upstate Forever conference on zoning

Upstate Forever is coordinator of the Saluda-Reedy Watershed project, which involves several universities, nonprofits, and private firms working on a range of issues.

September 02
Greenville County approves Parking Lot Landscaping Ordinance*
Spartanburg Water System and Upstate Forever announce partnership to protect lands along the North and South Pacolet Rivers

October 02
All Upstate counties now represented on Board of Directors

Dan Burden leads a walking tour of downtown Spartanburg.

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December 02
Upstate Forever receives first conservation easement in Union County
Upstate Forever and Chattooga Land Trust receive grant for Chauga River project in Oconee County

February 03
Upstate Forever receives conservation easement on Cotton Patch property

March 03
Upstate Forever co-sponsors
presentations by Dan Burden
$1.5 million in grants awarded for Saluda-Reedy Project

Upstate Forever has 1646 members as of November 2003!

September 03
Upstate Forever co-sponsors conference on affordable housing with Home Builders Association of Greenville

October 03
State acquires Poinsett Bridge*
Spartanburg County Council rejects proposed new landfill*

November 03
Upstate Forever has 5 full-time and 2 part-time employees, 12 board members, and 1,600+ members!

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