Glassy Mountain Foothills
Location: Greenville, SC
Size: 365 acres
Habitat: Mature hardwoods and headwater streams
Public Use: Pending
Partners: TBD
Year Protected: TBD
This tract contains important water resources and because of its uniquely large size, it is vital to maintaining the rural and wooded aesthetic of this corridor.
Glassy Mountain Foothills is a 365-acre tract that will nearly connect the Chestnut Heritage Preserve,Naturaland Trust’s holdings, and the Greenville Watershed, forming a significant protected land block south of Scenic Highway 11. Right now, we have a chance to protect this property, forever. The property is in full view of Glassy Mountain and all who travel this stretch of Scenic Highway 11.
To keep Highway 11 scenic, Naturaland Trust has made land conservation on the Byway one of its core missions. In the last year, we have protected more than 2,000 acres on Highway 11. Should this property be developed, it would open the door for rapid and certain change for the residents in this area. We have secured a purchase option that gives us until the first week of November to raise $3,200,000 to purchase the property.
Private Funding to Close
One of our most important funding partners is the SC Conservation Bank. Their funding requests come from all over the state and to be competitive we must raise matching dollars locally. The landowner has agreed to a significant bargain sale. We will seek additional funding from the Greenville County Trust. We are working to raise $300,000 from private sources to close the transaction. If we can raise the funding to close, the property will be protected forever and will become an asset to the local community, open to passive recreation like hiking and birdwatching.
