Foothills Land Conservancy

ALT What does 140,000 acres look like? This year, Foothills Land Conservancy celebrates 37 years as a regional land trust. With the help of our Friends of the Foothills, FLC has assisted in the preservation of 140,000 acres of public and private land to date! What does that look like? It's roughly the size of 2 Knoxville's! The size Atlanta + an additional 82 square miles! The total acreage of these Tennessee State Parks: Fall Creek Falls State Park & Natural Area Frozen Head State Park South Cumberland State Park Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park Natchez Trace State Park In 2022, FLC's Board, Staff and our Friends of the Foothills have protected the size of Roan Mountain State Park with a total of 2,045 acres!Let's keep the momentum going! FLC has several conservation projects already underway for 2023, but we need your help. There is still time to make a year-end gift!

ALT 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)

ALT 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)

ALT 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

ALT FLC is in the forever business and that means preserving and stewarding the Harris Farm (pictured) and the other 350+ properties we are committed to protecting throughout the Southeast region. Your support makes this possible!

ALT (Image) Field of winter wheat beautifully contrasts with the afternoon sky. This month FLC continues to profile projects involving the preservation of working farms, including this beautiful 92 acre working farm in Blount County, TN. The property, which has been in use as a farm since the end of World War II, includes a mix of agricultural land, forest, and scenic open space. Within five miles of the farm there are over 1,700 acres currently in conservation easements held by the Foothills Land Conservancy.

ALT The property’s pond provides a water source for local and migrating wildlife.

ALT Walden's Creek winds through the Suttles Farm in Sevier County, TN.

ALT Purchased by the University of Georgia in 1996, the property was used as a research farm until 2008. A few years later, the University began leasing it for row crop and cattle production. A large part of the property’s border (roughly two miles) is formed by the Coosawattee River, a watershed which is of high global significance and considered important in terms of supporting species of conservation concern in the state of Georgia. In addition to this river frontage, the property’s aquatic resources also include a headwater stream and associated wetland.

ALT The property boasts outstanding views, pictured with cosmos in bloom.

ALT Image of rock outcrops. The property is underlain by limestone, sandstone, and shale, which has led to the formation of several small caves and rock bluffs.

ALT FLC's Executive Director, Bill Clabough, poses with landowner Mary Jane Moore and her partner Richard Payne.

ALT One of many spectacular views looking out from the property towards Caryville & surrounding areas.

ALT Seabolt Creek flows tranquilly through the property

ALT (Pictured) Sorghum, big bluestem, and partridge pea working together to provide high quality habitat for northern bobwhite and other wildlife.

ALT Bob Van Hook visits with FLC staff at his barn in Kingston, TN Check out a video of Van Hook talking about his property here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6JzI1b96wc&t=1s