Land Conservation

The Lowcountry Open Land Trust protects over 88,000 acres of diverse lands spanning 13 counties.

Through the use of conservation easements, a legal tool that establishes permanent protection of and restrictions on the future use of a property, we help landowners protect lands in perpetuity.

Easements and Other Land Protection Strategies

The majority of the lands we protect are under a conservation easement, however we own almost 2,000 acres of highland and marsh that:

• Protects important and threatened natural communities
• Provides habitat for endangered, rare and common species
• Preserves water quality
• Protects agricultural and timber land, as well as historic sites
• Maintains the natural and rural character of the Lowcountry