Cheers to 40 Years - Thank you for joining us at FLC's 40th Anniversary Summer Celebration!

Click here to view FLC's 2025 Celebration Photos, courtesy of Doug Mills.

What a beautiful evening spent with our Friends as Foothills Land Conservancy celebrated 40 years of service as a regional land trust!

A big thank you to everyone that joined us for FLC's 2025 Summer Celebration, including our Host Committee, Corporate Sponsors, and Event Partners!

This year's event got underway with great friends, a stellar menu, and decent weather. You can see all the memorable moments by viewing this year's Celebration photos, courtesy of Doug Mills.

As part of FLC's 40th Anniversary event program, Foothills staff provided a brief history of the Conservancy's beginnings, milestones, landowner partnerships and the leadership that helped make our organization what it is today.

Special recognition was given to FLC's Friends of the Foothills, Robert and Betsy, for their assistance with upcoming enhancements to Jarvis Park. Another special recognition went to Celebration attendee, Billy Minser. Billy is a dear friend and long-term FLC Board Member, dedicated conservationist, and retired career teacher/researcher in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, at the University of Tennessee. FLC is honoring Billy by working to bring the "Billy Minser Park” to fruition in 2025, located off U.S. 321 in Blount County, Tennessee.

Lastly, Celebration attendee Lt. Governor Randy McNally, presented (and surprised) FLC's Executive Director, Bill Clabough, with two Tennessee General Assembly Joint Resolutions signed by Governor Bill Lee, and prepared by the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the Senate, Randy McNally, along with Senators Tom Hatcher, Richard Briggs, and Becky Massey and Representatives Jerome Moon, Jay Reedy and Celebration attendee Rep. Tom Stinnett. The resolutions were:

Thanks again for all of your time and support of the Conservancy's regional land conservation programs! We look forward to seeing all of you at upcoming events and next year's Celebration.

- The FLC Team

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Foothills depends on funds raised from our event for yearly operations expenses in support of our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance the lands and environments of the Southern Appalachian region.

• To support as a Celebration Sponsor: Click on the 'Sponsor Our Event' button, located under the green 'Purchase' button. To print and mail in sponsor participation, visit FLC’s 2025 Sponsor Registration Form. Please contact Elise Eustace at 865-681-8326 with any questions or requests.
• For Host Committee/Tickets: To purchase event tickets or to join us as a Host Committee member, which includes both tickets and your name inclusion on promotions like our eNews and day of event signage, please use the payment options provided on this page. To pay offline, please print and mail this form, referencing the Summer Celebration, and include your check or credit card information.

Click here to view FLC's 2025 Summer Celebration photos!

A special thank you to FLC's 2025 Event Partners:

Menu by Gourmet's Market & Cafe | Open Bar with The Pour Guys | Host Location: RiverView Family Farm

A very special thank you to our friends at Special Growers for working with us to provide this year's floral arrangements. Special Growers is a program of Special Opps, Inc, a 501c3 Tennessee Corporation with the mission of “providing job training and employment opportunities to disabled adults in Blount County ''.