Empowering more voices in place-making
City of Greenville Planning Commissioner Pamela Adams recounts the fight to save the Dr. E.E. McClaren Medical Shelter in the West End of Greenville.
We are hiring a Clean Water Manager to lead and implement strategic initiatives benefiting water quality and resources across the Upstate.
Conservation is about people as much as place. Meet the landowners, advocates, volunteers, and partners working to protect what makes the Upstate special.
Discover the people behind the progress below.
City of Greenville Planning Commissioner Pamela Adams recounts the fight to save the Dr. E.E. McClaren Medical Shelter in the West End of Greenville.
Tom and Kathy Baer, owners of a recently protected property off Highway 11 in Pickens County, share their motivation for placing Reeds Run under a conservation easement.
Executive Director Aldon Knight introduces the latest edition of our print newsletter. In this issue, you'll find stories from Upstate conservationists working to protect and improve our region for future generations, in addition to information about the Generations Campaign and more news from our staff.
Are you interested in discovering African American cultural sites across South Carolina? If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month this February, or if you’re generally interested in learning more about African American history in the state, then check out The Green Book of South Carolina by the WeGOJA Foundation. In this post, we interview WeGOJA Executive Director Dawn Dawson-House about The Green Book and how it is helping people discover African American cultural sites across SC.
Our 2023 progress report towards our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals set forth in 2020.
Check out our recent Q&A with Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre and City Urban and Park Land Management Director Tony Tidwell. They explain some new sustainability projects and other initiatives already underway in Clemson, including Berkeley Orchard, the "Grow a Greener Clemson" campaign, the Monarch USA accreditation, and establishing Clemson as a Certified National Wildlife Habitat.
We are grateful to the sponsors, vendors, staff, board members, speakers, and guests who helped make this one of our best awards luncheons yet.
A progress report for Upstate Forever's diversity, equity, and inclusion goals set forth in 2020.