Archived Outdoors
Mainspring celebrates land purchases
Executive Director Jordan Smith (left) and Land Conservation Manager Emmie Cornell stand in front of the newly acquired property at Historic Watauga Town. Mainspring photo
Mainspring Conservation Trust has purchased two new properties that will add to ongoing conservation projects in Macon and Jackson counties.
In Macon County, Mainspring has purchased a pasture that was formerly part of the Earnest Childers Farm, adding acreage to two other Mainspring tracts that are all part of Historic Watauga Town. These tracts will continue to be available for teaching and research in Western Carolina University’s anthropology program.
Mainspring also bought Sweetwater Cove in the Caney Fork watershed of Jackson County. On three sides, the land abuts U.S. Forest Service property. Mainspring is working on multiple projects that will conserve much of the forested coves that protect the headwaters of Sugar Creek.
