Read the Latest From Mainspring 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 LTLT and EBCI featured in Land Trust Alliance “Saving Land” Publication September 28, 2015 104-acre tract conserved in Cullowhee through LTLT July 15, 2015 Land Trust Alliance: LTLT Citizen Science Case Study June 11, 2015 North Carolina’s Local Land Trusts Present Annual Awards to Eleven Conservation Leaders May 20, 2015 Land conservation organization restores next-door land May 7, 2015 Asheville Citizen-Times: Smoky Mountain High ninth graders get ‘stake’ in future April 28, 2015 Smoky Mountain News: Paul Carlson honored for conservation work April 22, 2015 The Sylva Herald: SMHS students, LTLT team up for hands-on learning project April 21, 2015 Smoky Mountain News: School partners with land trust for wetland conservation April 16, 2015 1050 WFSC: Land Trust completes purchase, continues improvement at contaminated site April 15, 2015 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Partners with LTLT to Conserve Wetland April 8, 2015 LTLT receives grant from Cherokee Preservation Foundation for traditional resource restoration April 2, 2015 Paul Carlson receives Roosevelt-Ashe Outstanding Conservationist Award at Wild South gala March 23, 2015 123