Check out FLC’s Latest Pollinator Friendly Beds at the Harris Farm!

September 30, 2021 Conservation Easements, FLC Partners, FLC Pollinator Patches, FLC Projects, FLC Supporters, Habitat & Wildlife, Harris Farm, Land Management Practices

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 [...]

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Friend of the Foothills & FLC Conservation Easement Donor, Sally Chaffin, on the importance of land conservation!

November 27, 2019 Conservation Easements, FLC Supporters

"I've lived in East Tennessee all of my life and have seen a lot of changes and that includes watching nearby farms being sold and turned into residential and commercial lots. You cannot take land with you my goal has always been to buy land for the purpose of preserving [...]

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‘Open Invitation for a Community Conversation’ Preserving Scenic Views Around the Foothills Parkway Extension

April 8, 2019 FLC Partners, FLC Projects, FLC Supporters

(Blount County, TN) Foothills Land Conservancy is hosting a public 'Community Conversation' about the preservation of scenic views around the latest extension of the Foothills Parkway. This event is scheduled for 6:30pm [...]

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The Gail Harris Farm is now FLC’s New Headquarters!

September 26, 2016 About Foothills - Board & Staff, Conservation Easements, FLC Supporters, Harris Farm, Land Management Practices

"Since I inherited the farm from my late husband and he from his parents, I never did think of the farm as my property, only that I have been given stewardship of it. The donation of this land to FLC is the best way I can [...]

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Foothills Launches ‘Save Our Dogs’ Campaign – We need your help to fund an all-terrain vehicle!

November 18, 2013 FLC Projects, FLC Supporters

Hey Folks, The staff at the Foothills Land Conservancy needs your help! Every year we cover thousands of acres across 23 counties here in Tennessee. This includes visits to new projects and also the monitoring of over 115 conservation easement properties. That's a lot of ground! So, we have started [...]

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FLC Photography Tours

September 6, 2012 FLC Projects, FLC Supporters, Past Events

Private Lands Photo Tour with Foothills Land Conservancy Although this event has already passed, please email eeustace@foothillsland.org if there is any interest in taking photos for FLC! (Click here to view a short video about FLC - Produced by Doug Mills of the Heartland Series!) Photographer Mark Lewis and FLC [...]

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FLC Receives TN Wildlife Federation Award for ‘Conservation Organization of the Year’

April 28, 2011 FLC Supporters, Recognition

Each year since 1965, the Tennessee Wildlife Federation (TWF) has honored a select group of leaders in the conservation and stewardship of wildlife and their habitat in Tennessee. This year, East Tennessee's Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) was honored with the Conservation Organization of the Year award during the 46th Annual [...]

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