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 […]
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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, […]
Rural and Critical Program Completes Important Farmland Projects
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, […]
Looking Back at Successes and Forward to the New Year
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 […]