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The Most Recent Additions to our Land Trust
With the addition of the following two easements, CLT now protects approximately 61,574 acres!
For Ducks, LLC
In January, CLT
protected an additional 194 acres in Clarendon County that consists primarily of lands devoted to agriculture and forestry, with some waterfowl management. The property is located near Upper Lake Marion and is an important part of the "Waterfowl Corridor," which is a series of closely connected private tracts managed for waterfowl and other wetland wildlife, and has enhanced the overall wildlife values of the nearby 13,000 acre Santee National Wildlife Refuge.
DDK Management, LLC
With the addition of the DDK Management property, CLT added approximately 1,865 acres to its roster with the closing on this easement in Kershaw County bordering Spears Creek and the Wateree River. Located within the COWASEE Basin, this property is also part of the "Wateree River Conservation Corridor," a large expanse of 25,000 acres of connected private properties along both sides of the Wateree River in Kershaw, Richland and Sumter Counties. The Wateree River Conservation Corridor includes the state's newest Wildlife Management Area, Wateree River Heritage Preserve, which is managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
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