New park near Greenville opens as The Preserve at Lakewood between Mauldin and Conestee

March 4, 2022 (Source: Greenville News) With large tracts of land turning into subdivision seemingly overnight to accommodate the Upstate’s growth, the city of Mauldin is celebrating the grand opening of a 120-acre park that will forever keep green in Greenville. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at The Preserve at Lakewood, the DidierGroup’s second privately owned public…

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4 projects That Will Shape Greenville’s Future — Here’s Where they Stand

Source: Greenville News (August 8, 2019) – The unprecedented rate of growth in Greenville is matched with the need to keep pace to accommodate it. People are packed into parks that once were virtually empty. There aren’t going to be considerably fewer cars on congested Woodruff Road anytime soon, and the same is true of bikes…

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Florida Could Lose Nearly a Fifth of its Rural Lands in 50 years

January 30, 2024 (Source: Key Biscayne Independent) – If Florida continues growing at its current pace, more than 2 million acres of the state’s ranches, timberland and farms could be paved over to make way for another 12 million new residents by 2070, according to a new report from the University of Florida and 1000…

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Despite historic successes, conservation efforts remain critical to protecting Upstate’s natural beauty

Source: Greenville News (September 1, 2022) The mountains and foothills of northwestern South Carolina are a place of singular beauty and abundant natural resources, causing people to flock here for centuries. That growth has exploded exponentially in recent decades and, if left unchecked, it has the potential to destroy the very things that drew people…

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As Florida lawmakers complete session, still time to preserve environment | Commentary

(April 13, 2021) Source: Orlando Sentinel / Author: Jay Exum — Conservation of natural lands through the Florida Forever program has protected wildlife habitat, areas of aquifer recharge, wetland systems that provide flood storage and wild land recreation in Florida’s most unique ecosystems. Until recently, governors and legislators from both parties have invested hundreds of…

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