Upstate Forever
Conservation Agreements

Preston's Farm

      A significant 330-acre farm along the Reedy River in southern Greenville County has been preserved by a conservation agreement received in 2004 by Upstate Forever. Known as Preston’s Farm, the property provides a diverse mix of habitats for songbirds, turkey, deer and other wildlife. The farm is composed of gently rolling pastures interspersed with mature forests, wildlife corridors and buffers.

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

The agreement allows forestry and agriculture uses to continue in accordance with best management practices and in a way that achieves the owner’s goal of protecting and enhancing wildlife habitat. The farm has four small residences that may be maintained, updated or replaced, but no additional development is permitted. The agreement contains stringent provisions protecting the riparian buffer of the Reedy, one of the Upstate’s most important rivers.