The Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program had another successful year in 2015. The Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program had another successful year in 2015. The Program’s goal has always been to protect the natural resources of Beaufort County by keeping the environment healthy and protecting all that’s special and unique about this incredible […]
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Beaufort Sheriff’s Office is on the Conservation Team
Lisa Lord, John Gobel, Mike King and Amanda Flake at McLeod Plantation. It can be argued that Beaufort County citizens care more than any other county in promoting conservation. From the Rural and Critical Lands Program to the County’s Comprehensive Plan, environmental and natural resource protection takes center stage in Beaufort County. The Rural and Critical Lands […]
Partnering to Protect Farmland
Partnerships are an extremely important part of the way the Rural and Critical Program works to meet its goals and stretch dollars farther. One of the Program’s most important partnerships has been with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). NRCS is an agency that provides technical and financial assistance to […]
Rural and Critical provides abundant wildlife habitat
One of many benefits of the land preserved through the Rural and Critical Lands Program is the tremendous and diverse wildlife habitat including the beautiful fall meadow pictured above. The Program has protected 400 acres of maritime forest, 8,970 acres of different wetland communities, 2,000 acres of hummocks and islands, and almost 7,000 acres of both pine […]
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