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Rural and Critical Program Completes Important Farmland Projects

March 8, 2016 by Rural & Critical

Moody property

In 2016, the Moody family placed a conservation easement on their 108 acre family farm in northern Beaufort County. Located within the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ), this conservation easement was purchased with funds from both the Program and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS). The property will be conserved forever, protecting farmland, […]

Filed Under: Conservation Easements, Conservation News, Environment, Marine Corps Air Station, Okatie River, Partnerships, Working Farms

Looking Back at Successes and Forward to the New Year

January 6, 2016 by Rural & Critical

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 […]

Filed Under: Conservation Easements, Conservation News, Environment, Forests, Marine Corps Air Station, Partnerships, Project Highlights, Waterways

Beaufort Sheriff’s Office is on the Conservation Team

November 17, 2015 by Rural & Critical

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 […]

Filed Under: Conservation News, Environment, Partnerships

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