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Longtime Mainspring board member retires

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Richard Clark (third from left) is pictured with Mainspring board member Chris Brouwer, (from left), Founding Director Paul Carlson and Executive Director Sharon Taylor. Donated photo Richard Clark (third from left) is pictured with Mainspring board member Chris Brouwer, (from left), Founding Director Paul Carlson and Executive Director Sharon Taylor. Donated photo

Longtime Mainspring Conservation Trust board member Richard Clark has retired from the board. 

Clark, of Franklin, has been a member since 2002, serving as chair, vice chair and secretary over the past 17 years. As founder and president of Clark and Company Landscape Services, he will continue to volunteer with the nonprofit on beautification projects. 

Mainspring is a regional nonprofit based in Franklin, with offices in Sylva and Murphy, that works to conserve the waters, forests, farms and heritage around the southern Blue Ridge. 

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