Twenty-four acres of waterfront property on St. Helena Island was protected on December 22, 2021 when Beaufort County purchased the property for $860,000. Complete with water access, maritime forest and property around an existing county facility, it will be added to the inventory of lands available to county residents as passive parks. “The protection of […]
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2,000 acres protected in St Helena sound
The Department of Defense (DoD) and Beaufort County Council announced the permanent protection of 2067.77 acres, known as “Oak Point” on the Wimbee River in the St Helena Sound in December 2021. The conservation easement was funded by the DoD and Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program and is held in partnership […]
88 acres protected on St Helena
Read more at the Island Packet BEAUFORT, S.C. – Nov 5, 2021 – The Beaufort County Council through the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program announced the permanent protection of 88 acres of prime agricultural land on St. Helena Island. Beaufort County Council’s Rural and Critical Lands Preservation Program contributed $325,000 to purchase […]
Open Land Trust’s Annual Report highlights land protection efforts
View or download the latest Annual Report from the Beaufort County Open Land Trust. The Trust administer’s the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program on behalf of Beaufort County. They highlight some of the properties that were protected over the last year made possible because of the funding available through the Rural and Critical Program. Great work by Beaufort County, […]