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Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Greenbelt Bank, May 7
Requests for $23.2 million but only $3.9 million awarded $39 million available for further funding
18,967 coastal acres protected in '08
The Lowcountry Open Land Trust ranks 2008 as the most productive in its 23-year history, with conservation easements placed on 16 tracts of land throughout coastal South Carolina, adding 18,967 protected acres.
Lowcountry Open Land Trust: Protecting the Natural Beauty and Wildlife of the Lowcountry
Cause Magazine, the official publication of the Junior League of Charleston Volume 2 Number 1
Our Mission
To protect and foster voluntary conservation of the irreplaceable Lowcountry forests, farmland, open spaces, wildlife habitat and wetlands, thus helping to conserve forever our community’s unique sense of place and quality of life.
Protection of land by conservation easements and other methods represents a lasting solution for preserving the Lowcountry's natural and historic landscape.
The Lowcountry Open Land Trust adheres to high ethical standards and has adopted the Land Trust Standards and Practices as guidelines for our operations.
With the support of conservation-minded landowners, members and foundations we have preserved over 76,500 acres throughout the lowcountry of South Carolina, from the Savannah River to Winyah Bay. To learn more about our protected properties, view our Land Protection section.
We invite anyone who is concerned about the rapid loss of our natural environment in the Lowcountry to become a member and support our work.
"You can make a difference!" These are the words of one of our founding members, the late Nancy Hawk, reflecting back on the accomplishments of the organization that she helped to get started.
