SC Office of Resilience, Francis Marion University, Open Space Institute, Florence County and Many Others Announce Unique Effort to Secure 8,500 Acres

SC Office of Resilience, Francis Marion University, Open Space Institute, Florence County and Many Others Announce Unique Effort to Secure 8,500 Acres

The Open Space Institute (OSI), together with Florence County, Francis Marion University (FMU), the South Carolina Office of Resilience, South Carolina Conservation Bank, Darla Moore Foundation, and a coalition of additional government and local partners, have announced the formation of a partnership to secure nearly 8,500 acres for conservation in Florence County. Florence County Council voted on October 16, 2025, to commit $1.55 million to adva