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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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 […]
2020 Annual Report
2020 stands out as a uniquely challenging year; however, the Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program permanently protected three properties, totaling 349 acres, and secured forested parks, farmland, river frontage, and a historic battlefield for Beaufort County citizens, visitors and generations to come. The Rural and Critical Land Preservation Program board worked diligently in-person and […]
Wish you had more of a say in how Beaufort County creates public parks? Here’s how you can
By Alec Snyder – Island Packet If picnics and walking trails are your thing, a new Beaufort County parks plan may provide the space and place to do both. What’s more, the county wants to you to help plan the parks. It’s set two public hearings on the draft plan for the parks. The sessions will be […]
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