Land Conservation

April in Review - May 1st, 2022

May is here! Before we celebrate longer, warmer days and the unofficial start of summer, let's take a look back at April 2022… read more

Celebrate Earth Month with our community cleanup challenge! - April 1st, 2022

Grab your gloves and a garbage bag and join us for a community cleanup challenge in celebration of Earth Month! Participants will have a chance to win weekly prizes, as well as a grand prize at the end of April. read more

The Upstate Update: March 2022 - March 20th, 2022

In this month's Upstate Update, we celebrate the work your support made possible in 2021 with our Donor Impact Report, share details about several upcoming events, and more. read more

Meet the Team: Land Conservation Operations Associate Alison Miller - March 16th, 2022

Get to know Land Conservation Operations Associate Alison Miller through a few rapid-fire questions. read more

Red Fox Games combines conservation with paintball - March 7th, 2022

Vaughn Smith, who protected his 120-acre property through a conservation easement with Upstate Forever in 2020, has spent the last forty years revitalizing once barren farmland and transforming it into a paintball business in Woodruff, SC. read more

By Caitlyn Smith Gendusa

Our 2021 donor impact report - February 28th, 2022

Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-transforming social climate, UF had one of its most productive years yet. And we could not have accomplished our indispensable work without your support. View last year's conservation highlights and success stories in our 2021 donor impact report. read more

By Andrea Cooper

Restoring native grasses on protected property - February 28th, 2022

Conservation easement landowner Chad Culbertson discusses grassland habitat restoration with Land Stewardship Associate Lauren Muller. read more

By Lauren Muller

The Upstate Update: February 2022 - February 21st, 2022

In this month's Upstate Update, we celebrate 2021's conservation successes, share our 2022 advocacy priorities, an action alert for Greenville County residents, and more. read more