Farms for future generations – Article from the Jefferson County Standard Banner
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FLC partners with landowners to preserve another working farm in Jefferson County, TN, this year!
Images from top) Aerial view of the property; Recent crop yields at the farm include soy beans (left) and corn (right); Aerial view of the farm with House Mountain in the distance; Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) Jefferson County, TN - FLC recently partnered with landowners to preserve their 139 acre [...]
121 acres of Jefferson County, TN, farmland permanently preserved
Images clockwise from top) Holston River, Sleeping Lady in the Distance; The Isaac McBee House (1850); Dutchman's Breeches; Yellow Trout Lily; FLC Biologist, Shelby Lyn Sanders, with Jack & Beverly Kramer STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TENNESSEE—"Can you see the Sleeping Lady?” We are standing on the back porch of the historic Isaac [...]
FLC preserves 640 acre working farm in Gordon County, GA!
Images clockwise from top) A few of the property’s fallow fields have recently produced a soybean harvest while others have been utilized for growing hay.; Field with goldenrod; Pond on property One of FLC’s most recent conservation easement agreements involves the partnership with the University of Georgia on a 640-acre [...]
A Deep Connection to the Land Dreaming Bear partners with FLC to preserve her property in perpetuity!
Images clockwise from top right) Landowner Dreaming Bear celebrates the preservation of her property with FLC Biologist Shelby Lyn Sanders.; Mountain Meadow-rue (Thalictrum clavatum); Dreaming Bear captured in a moment of song; Seabolt Creek flows tranquilly through the property FANNIN COUNTY, GEORGIA—You can hear the quiet laughter of Seabolt Creek [...]
FLC recently partnered with landowners to preserve their 71 acre property in Knox County, TN!
Images clockwise from top left) Aerial view from northwest corner of the property; Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila); FLC's Exec. Dir. Bill Clabough, pictured left, with landowners Shirley & Kelmer Reynolds; Blue woodland lettuce (Lactuca floridana); Small pond; Gray ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) This diverse 71.56-acre property is situated within Knox County’s [...]
For the love of East Tennessee’s natural beauty… FLC receives 12 acre donation in Pittman Center (Sevier County, TN)
Images clockwise from top left) Majestic views of the Great Smoky Mountains looking out from the preserved property; FLC Exec. Dir. Bill Clabough poses with landowner Mary Jane Moore and her partner Richard Payne; East Tennessee black bear observed near the homestead; Bill visits with Mary Jane & Richard inside [...]
Fall 2021 – Letter from FLC’s Executive Director
Dear Friends of the Foothills, The Board and staff of Foothills Land Conservancy sincerely hopes our friends are doing well. The last two years [...]
FLC Celebrates 3,200+ preserved acres in 2021!
It's been another great year for FLC's conservation efforts! In 2021, FLC Board and staff have worked with landowners to preserve close to 3,200 acres across the states [...]
Check out FLC’s Latest Pollinator Friendly Beds at the Harris Farm!
In late September of 2021, FLC and Strata-G employees partnered together, preparing 4 pollinator friendly meadow beds at FLC’s office headquarters Rockford, TN. These new pollinator patches are located a short distance away from another set established last year by Foothills staff. Pollinator patches are a way to increase the [...]