{"id":65,"date":"2026-05-18T21:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=65"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:07:31","slug":"majestic-oaks-wildlife-habitat-protected-in-deal-to-save-part-of-sc-sea-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Majestic oaks, wildlife habitat protected in deal to save part of SC sea island"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A conservation group that preserves wild land in coastal South Carolina has secured protection of 84 acres on Wadmalaw Island, a lush area of farms, forests and swamps near rapidly developing Charleston.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=63\">U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on head of Cuban assembly, ministers and generals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Lowcountry Land Trust struck a deal with the owners of H&amp;H Farm to ensure their land will not be developed, the trust said in a news release. The property, being saved through a conservation easement, contains a corridor of oaks, an open pond, farm fields, woodlands and habitat for rare sandhill cranes, the land trust release said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Conservation easements typically allow landowners to keep their property if they agree not to develop it. In this case, the property owners donated the easement, the land trust said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Wadmalaw Island is a scenic land formation in an area facing increasing development pressures. It is just west of Seabrook and Kiawah islands, major destinations for vacationers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=61\">SC\u2019s Evette is asked how many members are in state House. She gives wrong number<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But through efforts to preserve Wadmalaw\u2019s character, about one-third of the island has already been protected. The H&amp;H Farm deal adds to that 9,000 acres already preserved on the 26,600 acre island.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis property expands the growing landscape of permanently protected land on Wadmalaw Island, safeguarding it from future development,\u2019\u2019 the Lowcountry Land Trust\u2019s Natalie Olsen said. \u201cDonating a conservation easement is a way for landowners to guarantee lasting protection of their land\u2019s beauty and character, regardless of what the future brings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=59\">5 things SC consumers should know about the possible Dominion Energy merger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A land trust has announced the protection of 84 acres of ecologically important land on Wadmalaw Island south of Charleston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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