About

About

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Preserve Franklin is a grassroots community organization formed in October 2014 to oppose the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Preserve Franklin is a chapter of Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation.

Preserve Franklin’s work and goals include:

  • Influencing public opinion against the abuse of eminent domain by Mountain Valley Pipeline
  • Monthly community meetings to inform and engage landowners and residents
  • Monthly presentations about environmental, safety, and economic issues to the Franklin County Board of Supervisors
  • Contacts with state and federal government officials about the abuse of eminent domain
  • Working with archaeologists, historians, and other professionals to identify sites along the proposed route that must be protected
  • Working with affected property owners
  • Fundraising to support these tasks and goals