A group of concerned citizens took on the challenge and established the Tyger River Foundation in 2007. The Foundation brings a focused, long-term vision and a sustainable plan to protect, promote and restore the Tyger River Basin for public use and enjoyment.

Since its inception, The Foundation has acquired and begun restoring Anderson Mill (a 200-year-old grist mill registered as the oldest standing mill in South Carolina and the birthplace of Spartanburg County government), organized river sweeps and clean-up projects, and opened Spartanburg County’s first public park and river access point on the Tyger River, Nesbitt Shoals Nature Park. Other projects and acquisitions include Tygerberry Landing, Beech Springs Landing, and Cooley Family Landing.

We are also working with Wofford College to conserve the Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale, a property adjacent to the Goodall Center for Environmental Learning.

If you share our mission, we welcome your support and participation!