News
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Public News Service: NC Land Conservancies Protect Heirloom Plants
By: Stephanie Carson, Public News Service – NC May 1, 2018 CHEROKEE, N.C. – This week’s warm and sunny weather… read more
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The Franklin Press: Eighth Graders Get River Education
By: Carter Giegerich April 13, 2018 Macon County eighth graders got up close and personal with some of the flora… read more
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Franklin Grad Leaves Trail Behind Before College
Before 18-year-old Logan Mossbarger began college at North Carolina State University in Raleigh in 2017, he created a legacy in his hometown of Franklin—a hiking trail at Mainspring’s 64-acre Gibson… read more
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Hayesville Family Conserves Farm
January 30, 2018 – When Peggy Tiger passed away in 2012 at the age of 84, the lifelong Clay County resident… read more
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Smoky Mountain News: Reroute planned for Blackrock Trail
By Holly Kays January 17, 2018 The infamously steep trail leading up to Blackrock from Pinnacle Park will soon find… read more
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The Franklin Press: Work Allows Fish to Swim Upstream
By Carter Giegerich December 15, 2017 A federally protected fish has been found living in a tributary to the Little… read more
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Property Purchased by Regional Land Trust Will Connect USFS Lands
November 28, 2017 – Almost 16 acres in western Macon County will provide better access through U.S. Forest Service land after Mainspring… read more
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Nantahala National Forest Grows With Protected Land
By Karen Chavez November 27, 2017 FRANKLIN – A highly prized 50-acre slice of forest will remain forever untouched as… read more
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Mainspring Picks Up Second Brownfield Property
November 13, 2017 – Ongoing efforts to revitalize the Franklin River District gained momentum this week when Mainspring Conservation Trust acquired… read more
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Lead Gift Bring Fires Creek Property Purchase One Step Closer to Reality
October 3, 2017 – A major pledge to Mainspring Conservation Trust places the regional nonprofit near their goal to conserve… read more
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Conservation Purchase Could End Controversy Over Fires Creek Property
September 15, 2017 – A conservation solution to private property surrounded by U.S. Forest Service in Clay County could lead… read more
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Macon County News: EBCI Agrees to Buy Dan’s Auto as Part of Nikwasi Initiative
By: Brittney Burns – Staff Writer August 10, 2017 In April 2015, with support from the Community Foundation of WNC,… read more
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Internship Gets Diverse in Multiple Ways
July 26, 2017 – It’s been a summer of learning for Mainspring Conservation Trust’s intern, Guido Schutz. The Elon University senior… read more
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Get Up and Close With Birds on Mainspring Properties
Get Up Close with Birds on the Valley River The public is invited to participate in “biomonitoring” surveys of breeding… read more
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Regional Land Trust Hoping to Help Expand Local Greenway
April 23, 2017 – The purchase of almost 14 acres in the town of Franklin could help expand Macon County’s… read more
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Mainspring Partners With Two Families to Conserve More Than 340 Acres
January 23, 2017 – Mainspring Conservation Trust recently conserved more than 340 acres from two private properties at each end… read more
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Panthertown Valley to Grow; Improve Access
By Karen Chavez KCHAVEZ@ashevill.gannett.com February 2, 2017 CASHIERS – As president of the nonprofit Friends of Panthertown, Margaret Carton has… read more
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The Franklin Press: A Stream Saved
By: Ryan Hanchett news@thefranklinpress.com January 20, 2017 How many organizations does it take to save a stream? While that may… read more
