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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Land Trust Rally: Conservationists Come Together
This weekend I had a tremendous opportunity to attend the National Land Conservation Conference, organized by the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) in Sacramento, CA. Known as “Rally”, this was an amazing meeting that brings together the conservation and land trust community to learn from each other’s work. I also had an opportunity to speak to […]
Crystal Lake Park-Center of Conservation
Crystal Lake: A Center of Conservation Beaufort County purchased Crystal Lake on Lady’s Island with funds from the Rural and Critical Lands Program. Now that property is poised to become a center of conservation inside urban growth. Friends of Crystal Lake, Inc is a group of volunteer residents working with Beaufort County to develop the […]
Okatie Regional Preserve Update
A Regional Park Coming Online Rural and Critical Lands is making more properties accessible to the public. In an exciting announcement, County officials are considering a 119-acre equestrian park at Okatie Marsh Heritage Preserve that would be created in conjunction with the town of Bluffton and a local nonprofit. The idea is to forge a public-private […]
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