Upstate Summer Camp Permanently Protected
January 23, 2025
The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina (TNC) has closed on a 484-acre conservation easement on Awanita Valley Camp and Retreat Center in Marietta, S.C. A conservation easement is a voluntary, legally binding agreement that forever limits certain types of development, while protecting a property’s value for wildlife, forestry, recreation and other activities.
Awanita Valley hosts close to 14,000 guests annually for summer camps, programs and group retreats. The grounds make up part of the viewshed – or visible landscape – from the western portion of Highway 25, a major thoroughfare between Hendersonville, N.C., and Greenville, S.C.
Read more in this story in the Post and Courier.
Recently Shared
Florence County Council officially adopted their first Conservation Vision Plan which includes a goal to protect 30% of land through voluntary public aquisitions and conservation easements. SCLTN Land Trusts have been instrumental in supporting this exciting step towards proactive land protection and land use decisions for the future. Read the full story here.
Lowcountry Land Trust is proud to announce the permanent protection of 296 acres in the Town of St. George in Dorchester County, through a conservation easement on the Utsey Tract. Read more at Lowcountry Land Trust→
The American Battlefield Trust today announced the acquisition of an approximately 160-acre property within the footprint of the Battle of Hanging Rock in rural Lancaster County. The property is the sixth parcel acquired to support ongoing protection and interpretation efforts at one of South Carolina’s newest battlefield parks. With this current purchase, the protected acres at the Hanging Rock battlefield now total 330 acres.
