Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc. (Mainspring) is a nationally accredited, nonprofit conservation land trust and is one of the leading environmental… read more

Mainspring is currently seeking a strategic, relational leader who is ready to carry forward the mission of a trusted land… read more

Mainspring’s news typically centers on timely events, either positive (a new land acquisition, an award won), or potential problems that… read more

By Karen Chavez KCHAVEZ@ashevill.gannett.com February 2, 2017 CASHIERS – As president of the nonprofit Friends of Panthertown, Margaret Carton has… read more

Sara Messer and Michelle Ward are typical 14 year old girls. Eighth graders at Macon Middle School in Franklin, they’re… read more

On October 30 the Smoky Mountain News featured details of grants awarded for streamside enhancement projects including two awarded to… read more
An article by Colin McCandless in The Franklin Press Friday, March 15, 2013 gives details of the two Duke Energy… read more

An article by Colin McCandless of The Franklin Press (March 6, 2013) featured coverage of a state grant that was… read more

The Franklin Press November 23, 2012 By Colin McCandless read more

Don Henderson, a columnist for the Smoky Mountain News, has written a story about birding at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve. read more
Join us by celebrating autumn in the mountains, there is something for everyone to do! read more

This past month, LTLT received a big helping hand when a group of students from Haywood Community College’s Fish and… read more

The Smoky Mountain Times (Bryson City Paper) editor Lee Zion came on the LTLT and The Wilderness Society float trip… read more
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