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A Small Tract, A Big Number, And A Gigantic Task
We closed a nice conservation easement this week, 157 acres near the town of Ninety Six, planted with longleaf pine, bordered by a Saluda River tributary and an old sunken road. It was likely once scouted, hunted, farmed, traded upon, and fought over by both Cherokees and colonial settlers (who also fought among themselves), on […]
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The SC Native Plant Society invites us to an “Open House” at Park’s Mill Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Preserve, May 18, 2019
The South Carolina Native Plant Society is celebrating the last few acres of land acquisition for its Park’s Mill Spider Lily Preserve on Stevens Creek near Plum Branch SC. Their recent purchase completes the protection of this wonderful site, which has been a collaborative project by the Native Plant Society, the Naturaland Trust, the Upper Savannah […]
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Index-Journal Story: Land Trust honors retiring executive director
[Note: This story ran in the April 2, 2019 edition of the Greenwood Index Journal. The story and accompanying photos can be accessed from the Index-Journal website here.] The Upper Savannah Land Trust honored former executive director Wallace Wood with the Peggy Adams Conservation Award during its 2019 Annual Meeting. Wood stepped down in January […]
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2019 Annual Meeting Flyer & Sponsors
A PDF version of this flyer may be downloaded here: FLYER PDF
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Artist Philip Juras to Speak at Land Trust Annual Meeting
Artist Philip Juras to Speak at Land Trust Annual Meeting Landscape artist Philip Juras will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Upper Savannah Land Trust on March 21 at the Arts Center at the Federal Building in Greenwood, South Carolina. Philip’s paintings express his desire to both explore and understand […]
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