News
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Prominent Cherokee County Farm Conserved
Brothers Ed and Keith Wood have conserved more than 250 acres of their Cherokee County family farm, passing the halfway… read more
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR U.S. EPA BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP GRANT
Site Name: Simpson Gas and Oil Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc., intends to apply for a Cleanup Grant from the US… read more
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Archeological Students Dig Into Mainspring’s Conserved Property
This past summer, 16 students from Western Carolina University, led by Dr. Brett Riggs, Dr. Jane Eastman and field assistant Karen Biggert,… read more
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Mainspring Wins Top Preservation Award
The Minnette C. Duffy Landscape Preservation Award is the highest honor given for the preservation, restoration or maintenance of landscapes,… read more
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Smoky Mountain News: Below the Pinnacle: Project seeks to protect 250 acres below Pinnacle Rock
By Holly Kays, January 20, 2021 The 3.5-mile hike to the top of Pinnacle Rock is a heart-pumping one, the… read more
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Public Notice Announcement for Reaccreditation
January 19, 2021 – The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting… read more
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Mainspring Awarded More Than $800,000 in State Land, Water Grants
Four of Mainspring Conservation Trust’s current projects to protect land and water have been awarded in the 2020 grant cycle… read more
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US Forest Service Acquires Property From Mainspring
The United States has 16 more acres of public land after acquiring property from Mainspring Conservation Trust. Known as Rocky… read more
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Mainspring Conserves Historic Cherokee Town
Mainspring Conservation Trust recently acquired 40 acres in Macon County that holds considerable cultural heritage significance. The property, just north… read more
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Mainspring Conserves Important Area in Rainbow Springs
A federally significant marsh, a scenic view and a portion of the Nantahala River is part of the most recent… read more
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Mainspring Offices Closed
In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and comply with Governor Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home mandate, Mainspring offices in… read more
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Mainspring Announces Executive Director
January 28, 2020 – The Board of Directors for Mainspring Conservation Trust has appointed Jordan Smith to be the regional… read more
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Mainspring Conserves Cherokee County Working Farm
A unique Cherokee County farm is now protected forever by Mainspring Conservation Trust. Located just off the historic Unicoi Turnpike,… read more
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Mainspring Adds to Popular Preserve
Mainspring Conservation Trust has added to their conserved Tessentee Bottomland Preserve property in southern Macon County through a purchase of… read more
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Taylor to Retire as Executive Director
Mainspring Conservation Trust announces that Sharon Fouts Taylor will retire as its executive director, effective February 29, 2020. Taylor began… read more
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Smoky Mountain News: Communities celebrate new future of Nikwasi
By: Jessi Stone, August 28, 2019 As Cherokee children joined hands with Macon County residents and led them in a… read more
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Donated Family Land to Regional Nonprofit Holds Many Memories
When Kip McVay hikes the 48-acre property on Buck Creek Road that her parents, Birch and Hilda McVay, purchased in… read more
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Clark Retires From Board After 17 Years
Mainspring Conservation Trust Board of Directors recognized the retirement of long-time board member Richard Clark of Franklin, at their recent… read more
