Open Land Trust – The Island News

Conservation easement protects Essex Farms in perpetuity

May 21, 2025

From staff reports The Open Land Trust, together with the Rhodes family and the U.S. Navy recently protected 898 acres in Dale, South Carolina…

News Briefs: Foster, Mayer to speak at Beaufort Indivisible meeting

April 24, 2025

From staff reports Mary Foster and Ellen Mayer of the Families Against Book Banning (FABB) will be the guest speakers at the next Beaufort…

The battle on the beaches of Beaufort County is mostly lost

March 13, 2024

By Scott Graber It is Tuesday, and I’m sitting in an aluminum folding chair eating a chicken salad sandwich paired with a sugar cookie…

Gratitude for land protection

November 8, 2023

By Kate Schaefer A hallmark of conservation in South Carolina is partnership: partnership between conservation organizations, cities and counties, and most importantly between the…

County voters will decide on sales tax measure for land preservation

October 12, 2022

By Tony Kukulich Residents of Beaufort County have long supported land preservation initiatives, and when voters go to the polls, either in early voting…