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August 26th 2020

Upstate Forever Receives $75,000 from Hollingsworth Funds

Grant funds will support efforts to work with community leaders, residents, and stakeholders to advance progressive land use policies that address our community’s most pressing issues.

August 6th 2020

Greenville Journal: COVID-19 has brought the need for land protection to the forefront

In this letter to the editor of the Greenville Journal, Executive Director Andrea Cooper shares how the ongoing crisis has shown just how critical it is to protect even more land across the Upstate, especially in fast-growing counties like Greenville.

April 29th 2020

Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million USDA funding partnership

Regional Conservation Partnership Program funding will be leveraged to protect critical land and water resources.

November 13th 2019

Conservation Director position named in honor of Glenn Hilliard

At the September 2019 meeting, the Upstate Forever (UF) board voted to name the land conservation director position “The Glenn Hilliard Director of Land Conservation.” This naming is in recognition of Glenn's support of Upstate Forever, and for the time and energy he spends promoting land protection in the Upstate. Glenn, a tireless advocate for all things natural, is an Upstate Master Naturalist, UF board member, and chair of the Land Conservation Committee.

October 23rd 2019

Upstate Forever exceeds $7.5 million capital campaign goal

We are pleased to announce that we raised more than $8.4 million in the Crossroads Campaign to protect green space, safeguard water quality, and promote balanced development in the Upstate region. The Crossroads Campaign launched publicly in March of 2019 and included including a $1 million anonymous gift made in memory of Marjorie E. Schmidt, a long-time Greenville resident with a heart for nature. Upstate Forever will use funds from the Crossroads Campaign to help: permanently protect 15,000 additional acres of land by 2022; safeguard the region’s water quality and quantity; provide for work with communities to reduce sprawl, and engage more voices for conservation and responsible growth practices.

August 30th 2019

Upstate Forever and partners receive grant from the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative

Upstate Forever, Clemson University, and Lake Conestee Nature Park have received a grant from The Cornell Lab and Land Trust Alliance's Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative to study and determine best management practices to restore and improve grassland bird habitats.

August 27th 2019

Andrea Cooper selected to become Riley Fellow

Andrea Cooper, Executive Director of Upstate Forever, joins other leaders selected from across the Upstate and surrounding area to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s 28th class of Diversity Leaders Initiative.

July 16th 2019

Upstate Forever will transfer bikeshare operations to the City of Greenville in late 2019

Local conservation group Upstate Forever, who has operated Greenville B-cycle since March 2013, will give up the reins as program operator later this year. The City of Greenville has committed to taking over the local bike-share program.

Upstate Forever News

Upstate Forever Receives $75,000 from Hollingsworth Funds

Greenville Journal: COVID-19 has brought the need for land protection to the forefront

Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million USDA funding partnership

Conservation Director position named in honor of Glenn Hilliard

Upstate Forever exceeds $7.5 million capital campaign goal

Upstate Forever and partners receive grant from the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative

Andrea Cooper selected to become Riley Fellow

Upstate Forever will transfer bikeshare operations to the City of Greenville in late 2019

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