Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense

About Me

Our reason for being is to help protect from aggressive development the Cherokee foothills of South Carolina and Georgia, including but not limited to the 'corridor' along Highway 11. Already such development is occurring, at a very rapid pace. Our goal is to slow development and to bring some attention and regard to the unique history, people, and culture of this area. We intend to do this through increasing awareness, knowledgeable action, and unity. We are NOT interested in becoming a funding-driven entity. We are 'grassroots.'

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SOS meeting, Tuesday May 6th

Next SOS meeting is Tuesday, May 6th, 6:30 pm, at the Marietta fire station.
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:01:00 PST

Save our Saluda Spring Fling, April 26

Save our Saluda Mission statement: Protecting and preserving the headwaters of the Saluda watershed through concerned citizen action SOS will hold a fundraising event on Saturday, April 26, from 2pm t...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:08:00 PST

letter to editor, Greenville News

4-8-2008 From 1985 to 2000, in Greenville County alone, 77, 000 acres of forested land were lost: 14 acres per day. The number of acres lost to ’development’ per day has increased s...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:08:00 PST

letter to editor, The Journal (Pelzer, SC)

4-4-2008 Currently northern Greenville County is under much pressure of development. Three exclusive gated developments are underway which not only will make land inaccessible to non-members, but...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:05:00 PST

SOS website

www.saveoursaluda.org
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:59:00 PST

SOS mtg, 4/7/08, 6:30pm

The meeting will be at the Marietta fire station on Hwy 276 (behind, downstairs). John Tynan from Upstate Forever will be giving a talk, "Welcome to Your Watershed."
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:13:00 PST

Billy Ray Cyrus, Trail of Tears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HocYNVX4Twg
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:33:00 PST

disruption of historically significant areas, desecration of sacred grounds

A couple of days ago I wrote to Michael Trinkley, at Chicora Foundation, in Columbia, S.C. They do tremendous work, but their findings seem to be largely ignored. (Chicora's website is http://www.chic...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:41:00 PST

to write to

This is the address for the president and CEO of the company that is developing the 1700 acres in the Echo Valley / Cleveland area (northern Greenville Co.). Development has been referred to as T...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST

SOS meeting, 3/3/08, 6:30pm

Save our Saluda River Mission statement: To protect and preserve the headwaters of the Saluda watershed. Congressman and area resident Bob Inglis will speak at our next meeting, on Monda...
Posted by Cherokee Foothills Environmental Defense on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:50:00 PST