Press Room
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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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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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USFS Acquires 49-Acre Tract in Fires Creek from Mainspring
Murphy, NC, June 26, 2020 – The U.S. Forest Service has acquired a 49-acre inholding at the headwaters of Laurel Creek,… 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
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New Parking Lot Offers Access to Public Lands
Access to the Bartram Trail in southern Macon County just got a little easier through a partnership with Mainspring Conservation… read more
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Mainspring Opens Sylva Office
May 21, 2019 – Mainspring Conservation Trust has expanded its physical presence by opening a satellite office in downtown Sylva.… read more
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BPR News: Millennials Learn About Nikwasi Mound And Land Trusts
By Lilly Knoepp May 3, 2019 There are over 20 land trusts in North Carolina. BPR sought to find out… read more
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2018 Annual Report
