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Land Conservation Programs

At Foothills, our mission is to promote and protect the rural character of East Tennessee. We work with families that own mountain land, watershed property and farmland. Over the years, farm families have contacted us – asking for help in their quest to secure the future of their farm – and they make the choices of what can happen on the land. To date, FLC has helped over 58 land owners in protecting a combined 23,000 acres. Foothills also worked with several individuals and organizations to purchase 10,000 of these acres – donating that land to the State of Tennessee or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

If you own property and don’t want to see it developed or you want to see it remain as a farm, FLC can help you do with your land what you want to do with it. The most popular preservation method for land owners is through a conservation easement. This is a legal contract between a landowner and FLC describing activities that may take place on a property in order to protect the land’s conservation values. Landowners continue to own, use and live on the land. A conservation easement protects property from being developed and owners can always sell, lease, or donate their property.

For more information about these programs please visit our Landowners page.

Donations to FLC’s Friends of the Foothills Program

Join FLC and other concerned citizens in protecting and preserving the landscape of our region. Donations are accepted through FLC’s website, as well as by phone, email, or check. Our ‘Friends of the Foothills’ receive newsletters and an invitation to all of our activities, as well as the knowledge that you are helping protect part of the beautiful landscape of East Tennessee.

To offer your monetary support, please visit our Donate page.

Additional Opportunities

Foothills Land Conservancy welcomes any and all support – if you have an interest in donating vehicles, computer hardware or software or would like to provide resources such as knowledge of mapping and conservation programs – we’d love to hear from you! Please make sure you add your contact information and comments on the form listed here or contact us directly at info@foothillsland.org.