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- Upstate Forever files appeal in Glassy Mountain case
- Upstate Forever completes Critical Lands mapping project
- New Go Paddle website is live
- Latest Greenville B-cycle installation brings the bike share network to 10 stations
- Upstate Forever received an $80K grant from Greenville Women Giving
- Shaping Our Future study results show an urgent need for responsible growth
- UF is not pursuing further review of Dominion Pipeline; will focus on regulatory reform
- 100 additional acres of historic Hester Dairy Farm are now permanently protected
- UF staff weigh in on the Reedy River's water quality and recreation
- With Whistle Stop #1 now open, Byrnes Linear Park is officially underway
- Cragmoor Farms expands protected land, offers farm-to-school project
- Charles Mickel and Pamela Vaughn join Upstate Forever's Board of Directors
- Announcing the 2018 ForeverGreen Luncheon Speaker and Awardees
- Thank you to our 2017 Preservation Ride Sponsors
- Thank you to our 2017 ForeverGreen Luncheon Sponsors
- Upstate Forever Receives $90,000 Grant from the Jolley Foundation
- Glassy Mountain Property in Pickens is Now Permanently Protected
- Furman professor and students conducted research on Upstate Forever protected lands
- Hank McCullough, Ken Deon, and Charles Dalton Join Upstate Forever Board of Directors
- Upstate Forever and Heart of Boiling Springs will host community vision workshops
- Upstate Forever receives $1 million gift honoring Marjorie E. Schmidt
- Stumphouse Passage of the Palmetto Trail opens
- Upstate Forever Receives $75,000 Grant from Hollingsworth Funds
- Upstate Forever now permanently protects land at Gilkey Creek and Grassy Knob
- Upstate Forever monitoring discovers dangerous gully forming along pipeline in Spartanburg
- Greenville Housing Forum Recap
- Heart of Boiling Springs initiative completed
- Paris Mountain, Falls Park, Hartwell Headwaters among tracts protected in late 2018
- Duke Energy's Shared Solar program has launched
- Ultra-rare plant habitat protected in Travelers Rest
- Thank you to past board chair Mark Taylor, and congratulations to new chair Joe Lesesne
- Keith, Jones, Sprague, and Workman join UF board of directors
- Nature Conservancy Transfers 955 Acres to Jones Gap State Park
- Upstate Forever to Seek Reaccreditation from the Land Trust Alliance
- Upstate Forever will transfer bikeshare operations to the City of Greenville in late 2019
- Upstate Forever and partners receive grant from the Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative
- Andrea Cooper selected to become Riley Fellow
- Oconee's Chau Ram Park has more than doubled in size thanks to land acquisition
- Walkability expert Jeff Speck to speak in Spartanburg Nov. 7
- Upstate Forever exceeds $7.5 million capital campaign goal
- Conservation Director position named in honor of Glenn Hilliard
- Upstate Forever to Host 2020 ForeverGreen Luncheon
- Upstate Forever’s land trust renews national accreditation
- Landmark Supreme Court decision impacts Upstate pollution suit
- Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million USDA funding partnership
- Upstate Forever Receives $75,000 from Hollingsworth Funds
- Southern Environmental Law Center: Duke Energy’s future rooftop solar customers can expect savings
- Greenville Journal: COVID-19 has brought the need for land protection to the forefront
- Southern Environmental Law Center: $1.5 million secured for watershed protection and awareness
- Upstate Forever Opposes PNG Gas Pipeline Project
- Greenville County adopts conservation trust fund to protect threatened resources
- Historic property in Travelers Rest permanently protected
- Upcoming virtual panel to explore environmental justice issues in the Upstate
- Upstate Forever announces recipients of the 2021 ForeverGreen Awards
- More than 2,000 acres protected by Upstate Forever in 2020
- Upstate Forever protects 664 acres in Abbeville County
- 300 Acres Permanently Protected in Northern Greenville County
- Greenville News Op-Ed: Piedmont Natural Gas is 'hiding the ball' on proposed new pipeline
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Events
- Happy Hour with Upstate Forever
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- Member-only field trip at Lake Conestee Nature Park
- Public Meeting: Cleaning up Tyger River Basin Waterways
- Conservation Lobby Day and Oyster Roast
- Heart of Boiling Springs Community Visioning Public Workshop #1
- Volunteer Work Day
- Heart of Boiling Springs Community Visioning Public Workshop #2
- The Intersection of Land Use, Communities, and Social Equity
- Exploring Transit Oriented Development
- Upstate Blueways Symposium
- Annual Meeting & 20th Anniversary Picnic
- Members Only Field Trip to Twin Chimneys Landfill
- Members Only Field Trip to Carolina Bauernhaus
- Volunteer Work Day: Cancer Survivors Park
- Crossroads: A Community Rally for Change with Upstate Forever
- Happy Hour: Comment Writing to Protect Clean Water at Birds Fly South
- Volunteer Work Day: Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
- Upstate Forever and Fujifilm Present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
- Volunteer Clean Up Day: Lake Conestee Nature Park
- Members Only Field Trip: Happy Cow Creamery
- Citizens Planning Academy
- Annual Meeting
- Members Only Field Trip: David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University
- Towards a more walkable Spartanburg with Jeff Speck
- ForeverGreen Luncheon
- Conversations with Conservationists: What's Up with Offshore Drilling?
- POSTPONED! Volunteer Work Day: Cancer Survivors Park
- Volunteer Clean Up Day: Lake Conestee Nature Preserve
- Earth Month Virtual Cleanup Challenge
- Volunteer Work Day: Conestee Nature Preserve
- Annual Meeting
- Webinar - Conservation Easements: Myths vs. Facts
- Webinar - Cracking the Code: The rewrite of Greenville's Development Code
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Land Conservation
- Support local food by saving local farms
- Legislative Wrap Up - May 2017
- UF Spotlight: Greenville B-Cycle user Eric Stein
- Legislative Update Week 1
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 2
- Craft Brewing, Sustainability, and Playing the Long Game
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 3
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 4
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 5
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 6
- Award Spotlight: Spartanburg School District 6 Farm to School Program
- A Message from Our Executive Director
- Award Spotlight: Catherine Heigel
- Award Spotlight: Dean Hybl
- Award Spotlight: Rep. Gary Clary
- Award Spotlight: Luther Lyle
- Award Spotlight: Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery
- Thank you to our 2018 ForeverGreen Luncheon Sponsors
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 9
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 1
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 2
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 3
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 4
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 5
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 6
- Local Farms, Local Food: Part 7
- The Anchorage: Local Flavor, National Acclaim
- 'Memory recall & memory making'
- Legislative Wrap Up
- Local bats need your help
- The GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail: More Than Just Recreation
- Dennis Chastain to receive Extraordinary Achievement Award
- Spartanburg's Northside Initiative to receive Land Planning & Policy Champion award
- Retired SC Parks Director Phil Gaines to receive Public Servant of the Year award
- Nikki Grumbine to receive Clean Water Champion award
- Doug Harper to receive the Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion award
- Dick Carr to receive the inaugural Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 1
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 2
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 3
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 4
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 5
- Thank You to Our 2019 ForeverGreen Luncheon Sponsors
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 6
- Every last acre on earth
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 7
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 8
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 9
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 10
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 11
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 12
- Crossroads Campaign Update: We Are Close, But We Still Need Your Help
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 13
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 14
- Phil Gaines: 'I have failed at retirement miserably'
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 15
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 16
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 17
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 18
- How to Preserve Nature While Hiking and Camping
- Nearly 1,000 acres protected, donated to Jones Gap State Park
- Upstate Forever to Seek Reaccreditation from the Land Trust Alliance — Public Comment Period Now Open
- The Upstate Update: June 2019
- The Upstate Update: May 2019
- The Upstate Update: July 2019
- The Upstate Update: April 2019
- The Upstate Update: March 2019
- The Upstate Update: February 2019
- The Upstate Update: January 2019
- The Upstate Update: August 2019
- Human + Nature: Shelly Smith
- Human + Nature: Margaret Harrison
- Human + Nature: Clark Gallivan
- Human + Nature: Rev. Rob Brown
- Human + Nature: Tony Thomas
- Human + Nature: Lillian Hollis
- Human + Nature: Jimmy Yelton
- Human + Nature: Chad Carson
- Human + Nature: Alice Lee
- Human + Nature: Tim Lee
- Legislative Updates 2020: Session Preview
- The Upstate Update: September 2019
- The Upstate Update: October 2019
- The Upstate Update: November 2019
- The Upstate Update: December 2019
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 1
- Our year in review: 2019 by the numbers
- Tom Kester to receive the Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Norman Pulliam to receive the Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award
- Representative Bill Sandifer to receive the Public Servant of the Year Award
- The Upstate Update: January 2020
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 2
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 3
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 4
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 5
- Thank you to our 2020 ForeverGreen Luncheon sponsors
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 6
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 7
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 8
- The need for increased conservation funding
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 9
- Why should I care about conservation?
- Seeking solace in uncertain times: How Upstate Forever is responding to COVID-19
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 10
- Upstate Forever’s land trust renews national accreditation
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 11
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 12
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 6-10
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 13-17
- Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 20-24
- Upstate Forever awarded $3.9 million USDA funding partnership
- How development impacts water quality
- How Upstate Forever works to protect water
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 27-May 1
- Legislative Updates 2020: May 4-8
- Brooks and Kay Wade: Our lakes, rivers, & streams make the Upstate beautiful
- Why does sprawl impact water quality?
- Bruce Adams: Water is essential for local food
- Legislative Updates 2020: May 11-15
- Mary Duckett: Clean water is a basic human right
- What is clean water 'worth?'
- Our commitment to racial justice
- Dr. John Quinn: We should see waterways & forests as economic assets
- The Upstate's farms are under threat
- More than 600 acres permanently protected in Union County
- The Upstate Update: February 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: March 20, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 3, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 10, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 17, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: Earth Day Edition (April 22, 2020)
- COVID Weekly Update: May 1, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 8, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 22, 2020
- The Upstate Update: July 2020
- The Upstate Update: August 2020
- The Upstate Update: September 2020
- Legislative Updates 2020: September 15-24
- The Great American Outdoors Act is a huge win for conservation
- Inspired: Fiber Artist Sarah Mandell
- Inspired: Abstract Expressionist Painter Roberto Cortez
- Inspired: Watercolor Painter Dwight Rose
- Inspired: Contemporary Landscape Painter Jessica Fields
- Inspired: Weaver Nancy Basket
- Inspired: Printmaker Kent Ambler
- Iconic view of Table Rock further protected
- 500-acre Cedar Rock easement transferred to Upstate Forever
- Inspired: Abstract Painter and Collage Artist Allison Ford
- Inspired: Stained Glass Artist Sherrill Hill
- Inspired: Sculptor Yuri Tsuzuki
- The latest issue of the Upstate Advocate has arrived
- The Upstate Update: October 2020
- Wounds & Wildness: A conversation with authors John Lane and Drew Lanham
- The Upstate Update: November 2020
- Farming soil: Restorative grazing in Laurens County
- The Upstate Update: December 2020
- Welcome to The Water Log!
- Conservation victory in Greenville County!
- The Water Log: Our clean water work continues
- The Water Log: Will South Carolina have enough water in 20 years?
- The Water Log: Local solutions to flooding and pollutant runoff
- The Water Log: What do trees have to do with clean water?
- Historic 20-acre property in Travelers Rest permanently protected
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 11-15
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 18-22
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 25-29
- The Upstate Update: January 2021
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 1-5
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 8-12
- Your support made the difference in 2020
- The reality of Black land loss
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 15-19
- The Upstate Update: February 2021
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 22-26
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 1-5
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 8-12
- Waterfalls and Wildflowers: 5 great Upstate hikes to take in the sights and sounds of spring
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 15-19
- The Water Log: Act now to protect clean drinking water in SC!
- The Upstate Update: March 2021
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 22-26
- Celebrate Earth Month with our Virtual Community Cleanup Challenge!
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 29-April 2
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 5-9
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 12-16
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 19-23
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 26-30
- A celebration of Grant Meadow
- The Upstate Update: April 2021
- Read the Spring/Summer 2021 special issue of the Upstate Advocate
- Legislative Updates 2021: May 3-7
- Legislative Updates 2021: May 10-14
- Judy Cromwell receives the 2021 Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Dr. Drew Lanham receives the 2021 Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award
- Blue Wall High
- The Southern Environmental Law Center receives the 2021 Clean Water Champion Award
- Ginny Stroud receives the 2021 Land Planning & Policy Champion Award
- Sustaining Way receives the 2021 Environmental Equity & Justice Award
- Dr. Dave Hargett receives the 2021 Brad Wyche Extraordinary Achievement Award
- Composting 101 with Sustaining Way
- Upstate SC Farmers Markets
- Speak for the Trees: Forest Stewardship
- Conquering Kudzu with a Little Help from Our Four-Legged Friends
- Commemorating Juneteenth
- The Upstate Update: May 2021
- The Upstate Update: June 2021
- The road not taken… Delayed three years!
- The Upstate Update: July 2021
- More than 600 acres permanently protected in Abbeville County
- The Upstate Update: August 2021
- 300 acres permanently protected in northern Greenville County
- The Upstate Update: September 2021
- Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
- More than 1,000 acres protected this summer
- The Water Log: What does your septic system have to do with water quality?
- Wofford researchers analyze equitable access to greenspace in Spartanburg
- The Upstate Update: October 2021
- Where have all the grand old trees gone?
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Land Planning & Policy
- Development near Glassy would permanently alter an icon
- Greenville should begin to plan for improved rail transport
- County Comp Plan Update
- What can Greenville learn from Charlotte?
- Woodruff Road: What Worked? What Didn't?
- Ecosystems Services: Why Conservation Boosts the Bottom Line
- Greenville owes much to the Reedy River Master Plan
- The trail that almost wasn't
- Show Up for Greenville's Future
- Six things we'd like to see from the Greenville County Comp Plan
- What Missing Middle Housing Means for Greenville
- The Upstate Update: June 2019
- The Upstate Update: May 2019
- The Upstate Update: July 2019
- The Upstate Update: April 2019
- The Upstate Update: March 2019
- The Upstate Update: February 2019
- The Upstate Update: January 2019
- Action Alert: Join us to oppose the plan for an 862-home subdivision in South Greenville
- Join us for the Citizens Planning Academy this October
- The Upstate Update: August 2019
- 5 things Greenville County can do to accommodate growth and limit sprawl
- We'll be wearing GREEN on November 18 - will you?
- Apply for the Spring Citizens Planning Academy
- The Upstate Update: September 2019
- The Upstate Update: October 2019
- The Upstate Update: November 2019
- The Upstate Update: December 2019
- These are our 2020 advocacy priorities
- The Upstate Update: January 2020
- Upstate comprehensive plan updates: What's the latest news?
- Seeking solace in uncertain times: How Upstate Forever is responding to COVID-19
- The latest City of Greenville comprehensive plan updates
- We should all have access to clean and safe outdoor spaces
- Our commitment to racial justice
- Hear from a city planner why GVL2040 matters
- How a walkable neighborhood changed my life
- Balancing growth with character
- Greenville County works to update zoning and land development regulations
- Upstate Forever asks Greenville City Council to adopt “20 is Plenty”
- 10 principles of smart growth
- Apply now for this fall's Virtual Citizens Planning Academy
- Citizens Planning Academy: Fall 2019 Presentations and Information
- Citizens Planning Academy: Spring 2020 Presentations and Information
- Our GVL2040 advocacy priorities
- The Upstate Update: February 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: March 20, 2020
- We support the County's proposed amendments to the LDR
- COVID Weekly Update: April 3, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 10, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 17, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: Earth Day Edition (April 22, 2020)
- City of Spartanburg comprehensive plan updates
- COVID Weekly Update: May 1, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 8, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 22, 2020
- The Upstate Update: July 2020
- The Upstate Update: August 2020
- The Upstate Update: September 2020
- Hear from TreesUpstate regarding the City of Greenville’s tree ordinance update
- The Upstate Update: October 2020
- Plan Spartanburg – Planning for equity
- Greenville needs a Unified Development Ordinance that lines up with the Comp Plan
- Two chances to explore the City of Greenville's proposed Comp Plan
- The Upstate Update: November 2020
- Act now to influence the City of Greenville's draft tree ordinance
- The Upstate Update: December 2020
- Act now! Ask City Council to reject infill exemption for proposed tree ordinance
- City of Greenville tree ordinance advances — without infill exemption — and other news to celebrate
- Our 2021 advocacy priorities
- City of Greenville comp plan & tree ordinance 2nd reading on Monday
- City of Greenville revised tree ordinance adopted
- The Upstate Update: January 2021
- We need policies in Greenville County that enact the community's vision
- Citizens Planning Academy: Fall 2020 Presentations and Information
- Apply for the Spring 2021 Virtual Citizens Planning Academy
- The Upstate Update: February 2021
- Greenville City Council adopts GVL2040. What happens next?
- The Upstate Update: March 2021
- Greenville County Council considers repealing Article 3.1. But what should take its place?
- Your Questions About the City of Spartanburg’s Comprehensive Plan Answered
- The Upstate Update: April 2021
- Action alert! Greenville County Council committee has weakened Article 3.1 replacement
- What happened on Article 3.1 yesterday & what's next
- The Upstate Update: May 2021
- The Upstate Update: June 2021
- How we would like to see the proposed Article 3.1 replacement ordinance strengthened
- Join us on July 20th at 6 pm to protect farms, forests, and rural areas
- Big wins last night at Greenville County Council
- Three ways to engage in planning for the City of Greenville's future
- Citizens Planning Academy: Spring 2021 Presentations and Information
- Apply for the Fall 2021 Citizens Planning Academy
- The Upstate Update: July 2021
- Action Alert: Urge Greenville County Council to support staff's plan with NO amendments
- Executive Director Andrea Cooper's message to Greenville County Council regarding the Article 3.1 replacement ordinance
- The Upstate Update: August 2021
- The Upstate Update: September 2021
- What we would like to see in Greenville's Development Code
- Share your feedback on the City of Spartanburg's comp plan
- Greenville County Council should support Ag Zoning District to protect local farms
- The Upstate Update: October 2021
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Energy
- What in the world happened with V.C. Summer?
- How the Dominion-SCE&G deal could trample property rights
- Where Did Net Metering Go?
- A Temporary Fix for Net Metering
- Solar and Land Use: It's Complicated
- Duke Energy’s Proposed Basic Facilities Charge Slashed
- Shared solar brings energy savings to low- and moderate-income households
- The cheapest kilowatt hour? The one not used.
- How one week illustrated almost everything about the energy debate in South Carolina
- How development impacts water quality
- How Upstate Forever works to protect water
- Brooks and Kay Wade: Our lakes, rivers, & streams make the Upstate beautiful
- Why does sprawl impact water quality?
- Bruce Adams: Water is essential for local food
- Mary Duckett: Clean water is a basic human right
- What is clean water 'worth?'
- Dr. John Quinn: We should see waterways & forests as economic assets
- Greenville News Op-Ed: Piedmont Natural Gas is 'hiding the ball' on proposed new pipeline
- We oppose PNG's proposed natural gas pipeline in Northern Greenville County
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Legislative Issues
- The property rights disconnect
- Here's why you can no longer recycle glass in the Upstate
- Does the new tax code impact your giving?
- Conversations with Conservationists
- Inspired: Fiber Artist Sarah Mandell
- Inspired: Abstract Expressionist Painter Roberto Cortez
- Inspired: Watercolor Painter Dwight Rose
- Inspired: Contemporary Landscape Painter Jessica Fields
- Inspired: Weaver Nancy Basket
- Inspired: Printmaker Kent Ambler
- Inspired: Abstract Painter and Collage Artist Allison Ford
- Inspired: Stained Glass Artist Sherrill Hill
- Inspired: Sculptor Yuri Tsuzuki
- The latest issue of the Upstate Advocate has arrived
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Clean Water
- Clean Water 101: Intro to River Contaminants
- Waters of the US (WOTUS): Myths and Truths
- The Clean Water Act: History, Controversy, and Impacts to South Carolina — Part 1 of 3
- The Clean Water Act: History, Controversy, and Impacts to South Carolina — Part 2 of 3
- The Clean Water Act: History, Controversy, and Impacts to South Carolina — Part 3 of 3
- Is Your Local Waterway Safe for Swimming?
- Human + Nature: Shelly Smith
- Human + Nature: Margaret Harrison
- Human + Nature: Clark Gallivan
- Human + Nature: Rev. Rob Brown
- Human + Nature: Tony Thomas
- Human + Nature: Lillian Hollis
- Human + Nature: Jimmy Yelton
- Human + Nature: Chad Carson
- Human + Nature: Alice Lee
- Human + Nature: Tim Lee
- Why Wetlands Matter
- Two Clean Water Act rollbacks: One murky mess for South Carolina waterways
- After the Flood: Changing views on floodwater policy at the local and statewide level
- New State Water Plan focuses on regional water needs
- Stormwater and flooding tools for Upstate residents
- Choose your own adventure: Upstate paddle trips for all skill and thrill levels
- Brushy Creek stream bank strengthened in Greer’s Century Park
- Upcoming virtual panel to explore environmental justice issues in the Upstate
- Watch the recording of "Erasing the Redline"
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Legislative Updates
- Legislative Wrap Up - May 2017
- Legislative Update Week 1
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 2
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 3
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 4
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 5
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 6
- Legislative Update 2018 Week 9
- Legislative Wrap Up
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 1
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 2
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 3
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 4
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 5
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 6
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 7
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 8
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 9
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 10
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 11
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 12
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 13
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 14
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 15
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 16
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 17
- Legislative Updates 2019: Week 18
- Legislative Updates 2020: Session Preview
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 1
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 2
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 3
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 4
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 5
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 6
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 7
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 8
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 9
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 10
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 11
- Legislative Updates 2020: Week 12
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 6-10
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 13-17
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 20-24
- Legislative Updates 2020: April 27-May 1
- Legislative Updates 2020: May 4-8
- Legislative Updates 2020: May 11-15
- Legislative Updates 2020: September 15-24
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 11-15
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 18-22
- Legislative Updates 2021: January 25-29
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 1-5
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 8-12
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 15-19
- Legislative Updates 2021: February 22-26
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 1-5
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 8-12
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 15-19
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 22-26
- Legislative Updates 2021: March 29-April 2
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 5-9
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 12-16
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 19-23
- Legislative Updates 2021: April 26-30
- Legislative Updates 2021: May 3-7
- Legislative Updates 2021: May 10-14
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Connecting People to Nature
- UF Spotlight: Greenville B-Cycle user Eric Stein
- Local bats need your help
- The GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail: More Than Just Recreation
- Phil Gaines: 'I have failed at retirement miserably'
- How to Preserve Nature While Hiking and Camping
- Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
- The Great American Outdoors Act is a huge win for conservation
- Wounds & Wildness: A conversation with authors John Lane and Drew Lanham
- Waterfalls and Wildflowers: 5 great Upstate hikes to take in the sights and sounds of spring
- Celebrate Earth Month with our Virtual Community Cleanup Challenge!
- Composting 101 with Sustaining Way
- Commemorating Juneteenth
- The road not taken… Delayed three years!
- Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month
- Wofford researchers analyze equitable access to greenspace in Spartanburg
- Sustainable Business
-
ForeverGreen Luncheon
- Award Spotlight: Spartanburg School District 6 Farm to School Program
- A Message from Our Executive Director
- Award Spotlight: Catherine Heigel
- Award Spotlight: Dean Hybl
- Award Spotlight: Rep. Gary Clary
- Award Spotlight: Luther Lyle
- Award Spotlight: Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery
- Thank you to our 2018 ForeverGreen Luncheon Sponsors
- Dennis Chastain to receive Extraordinary Achievement Award
- Spartanburg's Northside Initiative to receive Land Planning & Policy Champion award
- Retired SC Parks Director Phil Gaines to receive Public Servant of the Year award
- Nikki Grumbine to receive Clean Water Champion award
- Doug Harper to receive the Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion award
- Dick Carr to receive the inaugural Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Thank You to Our 2019 ForeverGreen Luncheon Sponsors
- Tom Kester to receive the Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Norman Pulliam to receive the Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award
- Representative Bill Sandifer to receive the Public Servant of the Year Award
- Thank you to our 2020 ForeverGreen Luncheon sponsors
- The need for increased conservation funding
- Why should I care about conservation?
- Read the Spring/Summer 2021 special issue of the Upstate Advocate
- Judy Cromwell receives the 2021 Marjorie E. Schmidt Stewardship Award
- Dr. Drew Lanham receives the 2021 Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award
- Blue Wall High
- The Southern Environmental Law Center receives the 2021 Clean Water Champion Award
- Ginny Stroud receives the 2021 Land Planning & Policy Champion Award
- Sustaining Way receives the 2021 Environmental Equity & Justice Award
- Dr. Dave Hargett receives the 2021 Brad Wyche Extraordinary Achievement Award
- Local Food
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The Upstate Update
- The Upstate Update: June 2019
- The Upstate Update: May 2019
- The Upstate Update: July 2019
- The Upstate Update: April 2019
- The Upstate Update: March 2019
- The Upstate Update: February 2019
- The Upstate Update: January 2019
- The Upstate Update: August 2019
- The Upstate Update: September 2019
- The Upstate Update: October 2019
- The Upstate Update: November 2019
- The Upstate Update: December 2019
- The Upstate Update: January 2020
- Seeking solace in uncertain times: How Upstate Forever is responding to COVID-19
- Our commitment to racial justice
- The Upstate Update: February 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: March 20, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 3, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 10, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: April 17, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: Earth Day Edition (April 22, 2020)
- COVID Weekly Update: May 1, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 8, 2020
- COVID Weekly Update: May 22, 2020
- The Upstate Update: July 2020
- The Upstate Update: August 2020
- The Upstate Update: September 2020
- The Upstate Update: October 2020
- The Upstate Update: November 2020
- The Upstate Update: December 2020
- The Upstate Update: January 2021
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The Value of Water
- How development impacts water quality
- How Upstate Forever works to protect water
- Brooks and Kay Wade: Our lakes, rivers, & streams make the Upstate beautiful
- Why does sprawl impact water quality?
- Bruce Adams: Water is essential for local food
- Mary Duckett: Clean water is a basic human right
- What is clean water 'worth?'
- Dr. John Quinn: We should see waterways & forests as economic assets
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Local Art
- Inspired: Fiber Artist Sarah Mandell
- Inspired: Abstract Expressionist Painter Roberto Cortez
- Inspired: Watercolor Painter Dwight Rose
- Inspired: Contemporary Landscape Painter Jessica Fields
- Inspired: Weaver Nancy Basket
- Inspired: Printmaker Kent Ambler
- Inspired: Abstract Painter and Collage Artist Allison Ford
- Inspired: Stained Glass Artist Sherrill Hill
- Inspired: Sculptor Yuri Tsuzuki
- The latest issue of the Upstate Advocate has arrived
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The Water Log
- Welcome to The Water Log!
- The Water Log: Our clean water work continues
- The Water Log: Will South Carolina have enough water in 20 years?
- The Water Log: Local solutions to flooding and pollutant runoff
- The Water Log: What do trees have to do with clean water?
- The Water Log: Act now to protect clean drinking water in SC!
- The Water Log: What does your septic system have to do with water quality?
- Human + Nature
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Land Conservation
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- Message from the founder
- Blueway Mapping
- Adopt A Stream
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- Upstate Legacy Partners
- Web of Water
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- Shaping Our Future - 2015 Speaker Series
- Shaping Our Future
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- Reducing Unnecessary Pavement
- Saluda Basin Improvements
- Kinder Morgan Spill
- Twelve Mile River Restoration
- Saving Lake Greenwood
- Dominion Pipeline
- Solarize the Upstate
- Keowee Toxaway
- Newsletter
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- Wyche Society
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- Heart of Boiling Springs
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- Shaping Our Future Continuing Education 2018
- April 2018 Giving Campaign
- Yes For Solar Redirect
- Crossroads Campaign
- Legislative Updates
- Protecting Our Drinking Water
- Pipelines 101 Webinars
- Privacy Policy
- The Upstate Update
- Smarter Land Planning in Spartanburg
- Citizens Planning Academy
- Protect More Land
- The Value of Water
- Contact Your Elected Officials
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- Welcome
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