GREENVILLE — Local nonprofit Upstate Forever celebrated the region’s conservation leaders this week at the 2025 ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon. The organization also announced the culmination of its “Generations Campaign” at the event, an initiative to fund its work for the years to come.

Held April 22 at The Annex at Judson Mill in Greenville, the ForeverGreen luncheon recognized outstanding contributions to land conservation, water resource protection and public service in Upstate South Carolina. This year’s award recipients included:

Clean Water Champion: Melanie Ruhlman, president of Save Our Saluda, for her tireless efforts to

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