Press Room
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Deep Impact – How Conservation Wins With Private Land Sale
When Barry and Carol Gay of Blairsville, Georgia, considered selling their almost 118-acre Graham County property known as Deep Gap,… read more
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Couple Plays Role in Protecting Parkway View
When George Rector and Joan Byrd bought their most recent property in Jackson County, the couple already had a plan.… read more
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On the Move
October 18, 2018 Thousands of small, shiny fish are making their way from rivers to smaller creeks this time of… read more
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Smoky Mountain News: A mile-high view: State-level squabble stalls Jackson County conservation project:
By Holly Kays September 19, 2018 To call the view stretching out below the 5,462-foot bald “spectacular,” “impressive” or even… read more
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The Laurel of Asheville: Land Protection Organizations Rally to Preserve Federal Funding
By: Emma Castleberry August 21, 2018 If your summer activities have included a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a… read more
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The Cherokee Scout: Bird Organization Monitors Welch Farm
By: Kelsey Richardson August 8, 2018 Mist settled over the Valley as Mark Hopey and Kathy Gunther walked through the… read more
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Land trust conserves key property in Macon County, provides public access to Bartram Trail
By Karen Chávez July 11, 2018 FRANKLIN – Since the first miles of earth were dug 40 years ago to… read more
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BPR News: How The Little Tennessee River Was Saved 25 Years Ago
By: Lilly Knoepp July 2, 2018 Twenty-five years ago, representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority, the League of Women Voters,… read more
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Public News Service: Rock and a Hard Place: Experts Urge Care When Exploring NC Waterways
June 14, 2018 FRANKLIN, N.C. – There’s no shortage of creeks and streams in North Carolina to enjoy this weekend,… read more
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Mainspring Receives $100,000 grant from Duke Energy for Restoration Project
May 31, 2018 – Mainspring Conservation Trust received a $100,000 grant to continue its commitment to protecting and enhancing regional… read more
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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
