We're hiring: Land Stewardship Specialist

This full-time position plays an integral role in our Stewardship and Land Management team by conducting annual monitoring visits to properties protected by conservation easements, interfacing with landowners, compiling reports, and more.

Read More +

Land Planning & Policy

The Upstate Update: June 2021 - June 20th, 2021

In this month's Upstate Update, we share a list of the Upstate's farmers markets where you can buy fresh and local produce this summer, an important update on a Greenville County land development regulation, welcome new faces to the UF team, and more. read more

What happened on Article 3.1 yesterday & what's next - June 16th, 2021

A disappointing update regarding the proposed replacement of Greenville County's Article 3.1, a local land development regulation that sets out basic criteria for subdivision approval in unincorporated parts of the county read more

Action alert! Greenville County Council committee has weakened Article 3.1 replacement - June 11th, 2021

Your voice is needed now to protect rural Greenville County from rampant suburban-style sprawl. read more

By Lisa Hallo

Citizens Planning Academy: Spring 2021 Presentations and Information - June 4th, 2021

Speaker presentations, materials, and other resources for participants in this spring's Citizens Planning Academy series. read more

By Sherry Barrett

The Upstate Update: May 2021 - May 25th, 2021

In this month's Upstate Update, we introduce the 2021 ForeverGreen Award honorees, celebrate the iconic Grant Meadow in Pickens County, and more. read more

Ginny Stroud receives the 2021 Land Planning & Policy Champion Award - May 21st, 2021

For her tireless dedication to neighborhood revitalization, improvement, and affordable housing development in Greenville, former Community Development Administrator with the City of Greenville Ginny Stroud is the recipient of the 2021 Land Planning and Policy Champion Award. read more

Read the Spring/Summer 2021 special issue of the Upstate Advocate - May 17th, 2021

The Spring/Summer 2021 issue of the Upstate Advocate, our twice-yearly print publication, has arrived. This special edition celebrates the 2021 ForeverGreen Award honorees in place of this year's annual awards luncheon, in addition to sharing the latest news and more from Upstate Forever. Many thanks to our generous sponsors of this issue: Greenville Journal, Half-Moon Outfitters, Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, Legacy Early College, Maddrey & Associates, Natural Investments, ReWa, and Spinx. read more

Your Questions About the City of Spartanburg’s Comprehensive Plan Answered - April 15th, 2021

We spoke with Spartanburg City Manager Chris Story about "Plan Spartanburg," the City of Spartanburg's comprehensive plan update process currently in progress, about what the planning team has learned so far and what's next in the process. read more