Meet the ForeverGreen 2025 award recipients

Upstate Forever’s ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon celebrates individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in fields related to conservation and sustainable growth.

We hope you'll join us on Tuesday, April 22 as we celebrate three passionate individuals making an indelible impact on the region's natural resources.

2025 Honorees

TOMMY WYCHE LAND CONSERVATION CHAMPION

Honorable Ted Shehan, for his decades-long commitment to public service and volunteer efforts to expand awareness of natural resource conservation initiatives

CLEAN WATER CHAMPION

Melanie Ruhlman, President of Save Our Saluda, for her tireless efforts to protect rivers and streams in the Saluda River Basin and across the state of South Carolina

PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR

Representative Patrick Haddon, for his visionary leadership role in the Working Lands Preservation Act, which makes land conservation more accessible for South Carolina’s farmers

RESERVE YOUR SEATS AT THE EARLY BIRD RATE

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

New venue for 2025!
The Annex at Judson Mill
701 Easley Bridge Road, Suite 4120
Greenville, SC 29611

purchase tickets

This is a ticketed event. Early bird tickets will be available at a discounted rate of $45 each through Sunday, March 23. After that, tickets will be available at the standard rate of $60. Please click here to purchase tickets