Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase
The Great Smokey Mountains is set to get just a little bit greater thanks to a 600-acre donation from a south-focused nature nonprofit. Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The pu
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The Great Smokey Mountains is set to get just a little bit greater thanks to a 600-acre donation from a south-focused nature nonprofit. Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The pu
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