Land Conservation

Legislative Update 2018 Week 4 - February 5th, 2018

Conservation Bank, Nuisance Bill, and some great work by our Upstate delegation. Shelley Robbins covers the issues that will matter most this legislative session. read more

By Shelley Robbins

Legislative Update 2018 Week 3 - January 28th, 2018

Encouraging Conservation Bank News this week! Shelley Robbins covers the issues that will matter most this legislative session. read more

By Shelley Robbins

Legislative Update 2018 Week 2 - January 21st, 2018

It was a quieter than normal week at the Statehouse thanks to winter weather, but energy was a hot topic. Shelley Robbins covers the issues that will matter most this legislative session. read more

By Shelley Robbins

Legislative Update Week 1 - January 13th, 2018

What happened this week in the Statehouse? What's coming up next? Shelley Robbins covers the issues that will matter most this legislative session. read more

By Shelley Robbins

Development near Glassy would permanently alter an icon - July 13th, 2017

Upstate Forever filed an appeal to have the plan for a development near Glassy Mountain remanded back to the Pickens County Planning Commission. The proposed development would have forever changed the character of the this special area. As of December 2017, the property is permanently protected by a conservation easement. read more

By Shelley Robbins

Support local food by saving local farms - June 1st, 2017

To have an abundance of local food, you must have plenty of local working farms. However, because rural land is so highly prized by developers for new construction, owners of Upstate farms are facing growing pressure to sell. read more

By Scott Park