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Protected Properties

Since 1998, Upstate Forever has worked with private and public landowners to protect more than 35,000 acres of farms, forests, green spaces, and riverbanks across Upstate South Carolina.

Snow Hill Farm

Snow Hill Farm

Straddling the Anderson-Oconee County line, this conservation easement was seven years in the making and strengthens a growing corridor of protected working lands and natural habitats in the area.
Echols Farm

Echols Farm

Located in Anderson County, this 72-acre property property includes open fields, forests, and agricultural lands, as well as streams and wetlands in the Three and Twenty Creek watershed.
Grant Meadow

Grant Meadow

One of SC's most photographed spots, a conservation easement on 57 acres ensures the meadow's iconic view remains unobstructed in perpetuity.
RML Timber

RML Timber

Comprising 1,219 acres in Laurens County, RML Timber is Upstate Forever’s second-largest conservation easement to date.
Soapstone Church

Soapstone Church

Soapstone Baptist Church has been an anchor of Pickens County's Liberia community for more than 150 years.
Calico Vineyard

Calico Vineyard

Nestled on 113 rolling acres in northern Greenville County, this family-owned farm supports local food, wildlife habitat, and water quality in a rapidly-developing area.
Spring Park Inn

Spring Park Inn

Protection of the Spring Park Inn site in the heart of downtown Travelers Rest will ensure the 20-acre tract remains undeveloped greenspace.
Bryson Children's Nature Walk

Bryson Children's Nature Walk

Bryson Children’s Nature Walk is a 63-acre property home to an impressive network of beaver ponds and which encompasses headwaters of Six Mile Creek in Pickens County.
Five Oaks Farm

Five Oaks Farm

Five Oaks Farm is 401 acres of forest and pastureland with more than a mile of frontage along the Saluda River located in Southern Greenville County.
Blackwell Farm

Blackwell Farm

Blackwell Farm consists of approximately 50 acres near Tigerville in Northern Greenville County.
Eastatoe Headwaters

Eastatoe Headwaters

The Eastatoe Headwaters tract is part of a growing swath of protected lands in the Eastatoe Valley region of Pickens County.
Beaverdam Creek Preserve

Beaverdam Creek Preserve

Located just outside of the City of Greer, this 33-acre property boasts significant frontage along Beaverdam Creek — a tributary of the South Tyger River — as well as wildlife habitat and 11 acres of wetlands.

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