News
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Macon County News: Read2Me Set to Unveil Second Story Walk at Parker Meadows
October 27, 2016 Brittney Burns – Staff Writer Macon County’s newest recreation park will be getting a new feature next… read more
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The Franklin Press: River Rises as New Focus
By Barbara McRae mcbarbara@frontier.com October 21, 2016 For passersby on East Main Street, recent months have presented the riveting spectacle… read more
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2016 Mainspring Conservation Trust Photo Contest
Help us celebrate the beauty of the Southern Blue Ridge with your best outdoor photographs! A panel of judges will… read more
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Macon Co News: Lazy Hiker Brewing Co. brews beer for local nonprofit
By Brittney Burns August 3, 2016 FRANKLIN – A collaboration between Lazy Hiker Brewing Company and Mainspring Conservation resulted in… read more
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Road Construction and Maintenance Workshop for Landowners is FULL
***UPDATE September 12, 2016 This workshop is now full. If you are interested in participating in a future workshop, please… read more
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Land trust director gets personal with conservation
By Karen Chávez kchavez@citizen-times.com July 10, 2016 FRANKLIN – After 16 years of convincing landowners to give up development rights… read more
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Jackson County Land to Open for Recreation
Written by Karen Chavez of the Asheville Citizen-Times: FRANKLIN – In a rare move, Jackson County commissioners designated a sizeable chunk… read more
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Land Trusts: Sustaining the Farms that Feed NC (Public News Service)
Mainspring’s Executive Director Sharon Taylor was featured in a piece by Stephanie Carson on Public News Service on May 2,… read more
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Shade Your Stream Logo Contest Open Until June 1, 2016
Shade Your Stream • Logo Contest Western North Carolina conservation organizations seek a logo for the Shade Your Stream initiative… read more
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Easement property Ridgefield Farm featured in Plough to Pantry magazine
The Winter 2016 issue of Plough to Pantry includes the story “Farm philosophy and the art of raising local sustainable… read more
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Sylva Couple Donates Land to National Wild Turkey Federation
Mainspring assists in donation to NWTF When Tim and Emily Campbell, owners of Jackson Paper in Sylva, began discussing the… read more
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LTLT is now Mainspring Conservation Trust!
We are proud to announce Mainspring Conservation Trust as the new name for this 18-year-old nonprofit, effective January 1, 2016.… read more
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The Franklin Press: Upgrading water plant, restoring stream on Franklin’s agenda
Written by Tim Reaves at The Franklin Press Franklin’s leaders are laying out ambitious plans for next year and beyond.… read more
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From Asheville Citizen-Times: WNC land trust gets makeover
From Asheville Citizen-Times November 3, 2015 Written by Karen Chávez FRANKLIN – Quick: Where is the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee located?… read more
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Smoky Mountain News – LTLT becomes Mainspring Conservation Trust
From Smoky Mountain News October 28, 2015 Written by Jessi Stone The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee has outgrown its… read more
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Smoky Mountain News – Like a good neighbor: LTLT to clean up Duncan Oil site this winter
From Smoky Mountain News October 28, 2015 Written by Jessi Stone Thanks to some fortunate happenstance and a lot of hard work… read more
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The Franklin Press – Students pitch in to restore Crawford Branch
Written by Ryan Hanchett of The Franklin Press Crawford Branch meanders through Franklin, both above and below ground, with little… read more
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The Franklin Press – Mainspring: New chapter for trust
Written by Ryan Hanchett of The Franklin Press William Shakespeare famously penned the line, “What’s in a name? That which… read more
