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Falls Park Garden Tour
Falls Park is designed to embrace and exhibit plant varieties that are indigenous to the upper regions of South Carolina. The gardens are open year-round.

Japanese Garden and formal rose garden, Furman University

Reedy River Falls Historic Park
The Reedy River isl once again be part of the lifeblood of Downtown Greenville. A decades long restoration effort culminated in September 2004 with the opening of the Liberty Bridge and the completion of the Falls Park in Greenville's West End.

Roper Mountain Science Center
Owned and operated by the School District of Greenville County, the Science Center's primary purpose is to provide high quality enhancement to the school district's classroom curriculum. Through its numerous hands-on and attention-grabbing science programs available to school-age children, the Science Center has earned a reputation throughout the state of providing students with dynamic, entertaining and thought-provoking science programs that, no doubt, are leading many of today's students into future careers in science.
The Roper Mountain Science Center is located off I-385 at Exit 37 (Roper Mountain Road); cross over the Interstate bridge and the entrance is the second road on the right.

Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project is dedicated to the protection of Southern Appalachian's native ecosystems and wildlife through education, public organizing, and legal advocacy.

South Carolina Forest Watch
We are a community-based environmental advocacy group working toward meaningful reform in public lands management. We believe that ecosystem protection and recovery should be paramount among the wide range of values that govern our public forests.

South Carolina Sierra Club holds monthly educational program meetings and organizes a number of great hikes in the area.

South Carolina State Trails Program
The goal of the program is to foster a statewide network of trails and greenways by promoting trail use, management, and development.

Trail Talk is a free online discussion forum for outdoor recreation in South Carolina. 

Upstate Forever
Upstate Forever is the grassroots, non-profit organization that is promoting sensible growth and protecting special places in the Upstate region of South Carolina. The organization has offices in Spartanburg and in Greenville.

Wofford College Arboretum
Wofford College is home to an arboretum of nearly 4,500 trees and is a member of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. For additional information, click here.