Important Tract In The Old Hunt Country Preserved

The spectacular Always Farms tract nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

     Upstate Forever has received a conservation easement protecting an important 156-acre tract in Polk County, North Carolina adjoining the South Carolina state line. The property, owned by Always Farms LLC, overlooks the Pacolet River and provides important habitat for indigenous wildlife. The farm’s rolling pastures and beautiful woodlands — part of the area known as the “Old Hunt Country”—can be seen by the public from Red Fox Road.

The property is located in close proximity to three major tracts that have also been protected by conservation easements granted to Upstate Forever — Fairview Farm (1,260 acres), Cotton Patch Farm (403 acres), and the Four Columns property (120 acres).

Upstate Forever now holds four conservation easements in the Landrum-Tryon area, protecting nearly 2,000 acres. It is a powerful example of the cumulative benefits of preserving several tracts that adjoin, or are in close proximity to, one another.

Reedy River Tract Preserved

     A significant 330-acre tract along the Reedy River in southern Greenville County has been preserved by a conservation easement received at the end of last year by Upstate Forever. Owned by Preston Farms, the property has only four small

The Reedy River as it flows along the Preston Farms property in southern Greenville County.

residences and is being used primarily for forestry and agricultural purposes. All these uses are allowed by the easement, but no additional development is permitted. The easement contains stringent provisions protecting the riparian buffer of the Reedy, one of the Upstate’s most important rivers.