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The holiday season has always been a time of reflection for me.
As we race toward the final days of 2023, I find myself pausing to appreciate the significant milestones Upstate Forever reached this year — our 25th anniversary! — celebrating the successes in our team's efforts to protect Upstate SC's natural resources and unique character, charting a course to safeguard our region's high quality of life for future generations, and giving thanks for the generosity of folks like you who support this important work.
Thanks to your support, this year our team has:
- Finalized permanent protections on important properties like Triple Oak Farm, a 91-acre Century Farm in Spartanburg County that has remained in the same family for 6 generations
- Accelerated work toward purchasing and transforming the inactive Saluda Grade railroad corridor into a nearly 31-mile rail trail connecting the Western Carolinas
- Worked with more than two dozen landowners to implement water quality improvement projects in the Tyger River and Three & Twenty Creek Watersheds
- Continued to advocate for land use policies that balance economic development with other community priorities while equipping residents to participate in land planning & policy processes through our Citizens Planning Academy
- Worked with partners at the Statehouse to pass or advance several UF-backed bills and secure an unprecedented level of state funding for water protection and land conservation tools
Plus much more!
As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Upstate Forever relies on generous contributions from people like you to continue our conservation and advocacy work.
If you have given this year, we thank you. Your additional year-end gift will go directly toward our work to protect more land, safeguard water resources, and advocate for positive change at the state and local levels.
If you have not yet given this year, please consider making a tax-deductible gift on our website. You may also mail a check (payable to Upstate Forever) to our main office at 507 Pettigru Street, Greenville, SC 29601.
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