Read the Latest From Mainspring Public News Service: NC Land Conservancies Protect Heirloom Plants May 1, 2018 The Franklin Press: Eighth Graders Get River Education April 19, 2018 Franklin Grad Leaves Trail Behind Before College February 28, 2018 Hayesville Family Conserves Farm January 30, 2018 Smoky Mountain News: Reroute planned for Blackrock Trail January 19, 2018 The Franklin Press: Work Allows Fish to Swim Upstream December 21, 2017 Property Purchased by Regional Land Trust Will Connect USFS Lands November 28, 2017 Asheville Citizen-Times: Nantahala National Forest Grows With Protected Land November 27, 2017 Mainspring Picks Up Second Brownfield Property November 14, 2017 Lead Gift Bring Fires Creek Property Purchase One Step Closer to Reality October 10, 2017 Conservation Purchase Could End Controversy Over Fires Creek Property September 15, 2017 Macon County News: EBCI Agrees to Buy Dan’s Auto as Part of Nikwasi Initiative August 14, 2017 Internship Gets Diverse in Multiple Ways July 26, 2017 Get Up and Close With Birds on Mainspring Properties June 21, 2017 Regional Land Trust Hoping to Help Expand Local Greenway May 17, 2017 Mainspring Partners With Two Families to Conserve More Than 340 Acres February 14, 2017 Macon County News: Read2Me Set to Unveil Second Story Walk at Parker Meadows October 31, 2016 The Franklin Press: River Rises as New Focus October 26, 2016 Macon Co News: Lazy Hiker Brewing Co. brews beer for local nonprofit August 15, 2016 Road Construction and Maintenance Workshop for Landowners is FULL August 1, 2016 Asheville Citizen-Times: Land trust director gets personal with conservation July 12, 2016 Asheville Citizen-Times: Jackson County Land to Open for Recreation June 21, 2016 Land Trusts: Sustaining the Farms that Feed NC (Public News Service) May 2, 2016 Easement property Ridgefield Farm featured in Plough to Pantry magazine February 2, 2016 The Franklin Press: Upgrading water plant, restoring stream on Franklin’s agenda January 1, 2016 From Asheville Citizen-Times: WNC land trust gets makeover November 3, 2015 Smoky Mountain News – LTLT becomes Mainspring Conservation Trust October 29, 2015 Smoky Mountain News – Like a good neighbor: LTLT to clean up Duncan Oil site this winter October 28, 2015 The Franklin Press – Students pitch in to restore Crawford Branch October 28, 2015 The Franklin Press – Mainspring: New chapter for trust October 28, 2015 123
