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December 15th 2020

Greenville County adopts conservation trust fund to protect threatened resources

This evening, Greenville County Council passed an ordinance establishing a trust fund to help permanently protect Greenville’s natural and historic assets for residents, visitors, and future generations.

October 15th 2020

500-acre Cedar Rock easement transferred to Upstate Forever

Recently, The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina transferred a 500-acre conservation easement to Upstate Forever.

March 27th 2020

Upstate Forever’s land trust renews national accreditation

Less than one-third of land trusts nationwide earn this distinction from the Land Trust Alliance.

September 26th 2019

Oconee's Chau Ram Park has more than doubled in size thanks to land acquisition

Press Release: South Carolina Conservation Bank and Naturaland Trust partner with Oconee County to purchase 212.69-acre addition for Chau Ram County Park; Conservation Easement held by Upstate Forever further protects the scenic property. Photos by Mac Stone, Naturaland Trust

July 10th 2019

Upstate Forever to Seek Reaccreditation from the Land Trust Alliance

The Land Trust Alliance’s land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. In 2008, Upstate Forever became the first land trust organization in South Carolina to receive national accreditation. Upstate Forever is pleased to announce it is now applying for renewal of accreditation.

June 24th 2019

Nature Conservancy Transfers 955 Acres to Jones Gap State Park

Jones Gap State Park has become approximately 25 percent larger following a donation of 955 acres to the SC Department of Parks, Recreations & Tourism from The Nature Conservancy. The property, known as Gap Creek, is protected in perpetuity by a conservation easement held by Upstate Forever.

April 16th 2019

Ultra-rare plant habitat protected in Travelers Rest

A 56-acre property in Travelers Rest once slated for subdivision development has been acquired by the SC DNR Heritage Trust and added to the adjacent Blackwell Heritage Preserve. Upstate Forever and other partners opposed the development, called Bluestone Ridge, because it would have seriously threatened the Heritage Preserve and the survival of the bunched arrowhead, an extremely rare plant only found in two counties: Hendersonville, NC and Greenville, SC.

January 19th 2019

Paris Mountain, Falls Park, Hartwell Headwaters among tracts protected in late 2018

Upstate Forever's Land Trust closed several significant conservation easements towards the end of 2018, bringing our total protected land to 21,949.7 acres across the Upstate. Included in these new easements are two permanently protected properties will be added to expand Paris Mountain State Park, thanks to generous support from Michelin in the form of an Environmental Stewardship Grant. Other protected lands include Oconee Town, 55 Camperdown in Falls Park, Altamont Fields, and Hartwell Headwaters.

Land Conservation

Greenville County adopts conservation trust fund to protect threatened resources

500-acre Cedar Rock easement transferred to Upstate Forever

Upstate Forever’s land trust renews national accreditation

Oconee's Chau Ram Park has more than doubled in size thanks to land acquisition

Upstate Forever to Seek Reaccreditation from the Land Trust Alliance

Nature Conservancy Transfers 955 Acres to Jones Gap State Park

Ultra-rare plant habitat protected in Travelers Rest

Paris Mountain, Falls Park, Hartwell Headwaters among tracts protected in late 2018

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