Make conservation part of your legacy

National Estate Planning Awareness Week (NEPAW) is October 19-25, 2026.

This week serves as an opportunity to spend some time thinking about estate planning. Estate planning is about more than finances — a bequest can serve as an important way to express your values and make conservation part of your legacy.  

In addition to protecting the ones you love, making a gift in your will is an important way to secure the work of Upstate Forever for years to come, and it allows you to create a legacy with a cause that you care about.  

Your planned gift can help to ensure that Upstate South Carolina stays vibrant and green for future generations.  

Ready to get started? The American Bar Association offers a helpful, plain-language guide to writing a will, including what a will can do, how to choose an executor, and the steps required to make a will legally valid. Click here for free resources from the ABA

Please note: The information provided here is for educational purposes only and is not intended as legal, financial, or tax advice. Estate and charitable planning decisions should be made with qualified professional advisors.