Introducing Kate Parks Schaefer, Chief Conservation Officer
January 20, 2026
Lowcountry Land Trust is proud to announce the appointment of Kate Parks Schaefer as its next Chief Conservation Officer (CCO), effective January 5, 2026. As CCO, Schaefer will lead Lowcountry Land Trust’s conservation strategy, oversee land protection and stewardship program staff, and strengthen partnerships with other nonprofits, regional and state entities, and private partners.
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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.
South Carolina Land Trust Network recognizes decades of leadership protecting the state’s natural and historic resources
