Press Room
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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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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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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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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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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
