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The Owl Creek Conservancy is a private nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to conserving natural and agricultural lands in the Knox County Area through widespread private action.
We work with landowners for the public good to maintain and to improve the quality of life now and in the future by conserving farmlands, stream corridors, aquifer- and watershed-protection areas, wildlife habitats, woodlands, scenic vistas, and ecologically sensitive areas of environmental, historic, and community importance.
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Summer

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here... - Mark Twain
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Fall

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. - Robert Frost
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Winter

I love snow, and all the forms Of the radiant frost... - Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Spring

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. - William Shakespeare
The Owl Creek Conservancy is qualified to submit applications to the Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) for owners of farms in Knox County. Please contact us with questions or to inquire about applying for funding.
Hear testimonials from landowners with easements held by Owl Creek Conservancy and Philander Chase Conservancy.
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Earth Day Bird House Raffle
Dianne Mack was the winner of a bluebird house raffled off by Owl Creek at the Brown Family Environmental Center's 2023 Earth Day Celebration.
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Earth Day Bird House Raffle
Owl Creek Conservancy Hires New Consultant - Emiley Body
The Board of the Owl Creek Conservancy is pleased to announce the addition of Emiley Body to the Owl Creek team. Emiley started March 1, 2023 as the new Consultant, a position vacated by Vicki Kauffman in February of 2022 when she became the Executive Director.
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Owl Creek Conservancy Hires New Consultant - Emiley Body
Bechtel Easement Closes
Curtis Bechtel was the 2022 applicant for ODA’s Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, for which Owl Creek Conservancy is a local sponsor.
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Bechtel Easement Closes
Ian & Charlotte Watson Easement Closes
The Watson's generously donated over 15 acres of timber land to Owl Creek Conservancy.
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Ian & Charlotte Watson Easement Closes