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March 18th 2025
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The SPACE Report - Winter 2024 (PDF)
December 30th 2024
Check out the 2024 edition of The SPACE Report, our annual year in review newsletter.
Multi-million dollar recreational hub coming to Spartanburg County
May 31st 2024
A breath of new life. That’s what Spartanburg County leaders call a multi-million dollar plan to turn nearly 1,000 acres of undeveloped property near the Glendale Mill area into a new recreational hub.
Spartanburg County Foundation, in SC, gives away more than $12,000 to local nonprofits
May 28th 2024
The Spartanburg County Foundation chose five organizations this year to give $2,500 to based on their impact and what they do for the community. President and CEO of The Spartanburg County Foundation, Troy Hanna, said The Just Because Grant was created in 2014 to allow the Foundation's team to see how their work impacts the community and bring awareness to the nonprofits in the community. The grant recipients included The Spartanburg Area Conservancy, Carolina Miracle League Inc., LISC Upstate SC, The Upstate Family Resource Center, and The Temple Education Ministries H.O.P.E Soup Kitchen.
Just around the bend: Lawson's Fork kayaking trail to offer 'easygoing' float in Spartanburg
May 8th 2024
A new kayak paddling trail along Lawson’s Fork Creek could open this summer. The blueway will run from a planned put-in on Heathwood Road to a downstream take-out at Glendale Shoals just above the dam.
It's Earth Day in the Upstate: Residents celebrate conservation, education and business
April 22nd 2024
Spartanburg Area Conservancy kicked festivities off by hosting families and vendors at Glendale Shoals Preserve to commemorate their 35th anniversary at the SPACE Birthday Earth Day Bash on Saturday morning. While the nonprofit organization has existed since 1989, this year marked their inaugural Earth Day festival.
![Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE) 35th Earth Day Birthday Bash [Gallery]](/files/harper-mccarty-earth-day1567860366.png)
Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE) 35th Earth Day Birthday Bash [Gallery]
April 20th 2024
Greenville news photo gallery from SPACE's 35th Birthday Earth Day Bash
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SPACE Seeks to Purchase and Permanently Protect the “Central Park of Spartanburg”
April 3rd 2024
Spartanburg Area Conservancy (SPACE), in partnership with Spartanburg County and the State of South Carolina, seeks to purchase and permanently protect 945 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to SPACE’s Glendale Shoals Preserve for $25 Million.
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