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Breaking news: Agreement reached with Norfolk Southern to purchase the Saluda Grade rail line

Breaking news: Agreement reached with Norfolk Southern to purchase the Saluda Grade rail line
March 16, 2023

Conserving Carolina; PAL: Play, Advocate, Live Well; and Upstate Forever are pleased to announce that an agreement with Norfolk Southern has been reached to sell the 31-mile rail line for use as a recreational rail trail.

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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Progress Report

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Progress Report
March 6, 2023

A progress report for Upstate Forever's diversity, equity, and inclusion goals set forth in 2020.

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Open Space Across the Upstate

Open Space Across the Upstate
Allie Martinsen  |  February 28, 2023

UF's Land Policy Manager Allie Martinsen explains the benefits of open space across the Upstate region and how we can preserve and equitably distribute it in the face of rapid development.

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Heirs' Property is the Leading Cause of Black Involuntary Land Loss

Heirs' Property is the Leading Cause of Black Involuntary Land Loss
Elizabeth Swails  |  February 15, 2023

This Black History Month we are featuring The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation located in North Charleston, SC, for their work that helps families protect and keep their family land, build generational wealth, and grow working landscapes.

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Meet the Team: Clean Water & GIS Manager Katie Hottel

Meet the Team: Clean Water & GIS Manager Katie Hottel
January 24, 2023

Get to know Clean Water & GIS Manager Katie Hottel through a few rapid-fire questions.

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Anderson County Watershed Protection Council announces its first grant recipients

Anderson County Watershed Protection Council announces its first grant recipients
January 13, 2023

On the shores of Broadway Lake, the Anderson County Watershed Protection Council — of which Upstate Forever is a member — yesterday announced its first grants have been awarded.

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Meet the Team: State Policy Director Megan Chase-Muller

Meet the Team: State Policy Director Megan Chase-Muller
December 19, 2022

Get to know State Policy Director Megan Chase-Muller through a few rapid-fire questions.

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Local leaders share perspectives on conservation and economic development

Local leaders share perspectives on conservation and economic development
November 15, 2022

Community and business leaders from across the Upstate share their thoughts on the relationship between natural resource conservation and growth in the latest issue of the Upstate Advocate.

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