Like a good neighbor: LTLT to clean up Duncan Oil site this winter

out frThanks to some fortunate happenstance and a lot of hard work from the staff at the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, a piece of property in downtown Franklin will go from being a potential environmental nightmare to a model example of restoration and redevelopment. 

“We wanted to improve the area, but we didn’t think the opportunity would be available so quickly,” said LTLT Executive Director Sharon Taylor. “But our organization is in a perfect position to take the title of that property and it’s a win-win for everyone.”

LTLT becomes Mainspring Conservation Trust

fr mainspringThe Land Trust for the Little Tennessee has outgrown its name.

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