Conservation in the Lakelands
The Upper Savannah Land Trust held its 2011 Annual Meeting at "The Caboose" recreation area at Eden Hall in the headwaters of the Stevens Creek easement area in McCormick County on May 1, 2011.
Emmett Davis who restored Eden Hall treated the group to a tour of the historic home.
A business meeting for electing officers and reviewing new ease- ments followed. The meeting concluded with an outdoor dinner.
Pictures are in the gallery.
Scene from a conservation easement in the Stevens/Turkey Creek area (photo by Jennifer Avery)
Upper Savannah Land Trust
Welcome
The USLT has acquired conservation easements on 3,000 acres of sensitive lands bordering Stevens and Turkey Creeks in Edgefield and McCormick counties. The four properties lie near Sumter National Forest, but are privately held.
The creeks are home to some of the rarest and most endangered freshwater mussels, including the Carolina Heelsplitter and Yellow Lampsilis. Both creek basins lie along the geologic Fall Line and harbor a large variety of unique plants and animals.
"It's the protection of the watershed we're most interested in," Peggy Adams, USLT former president says. "This is one of the most biologically diverse watersheds in the state."
The easements will restrain development, logging, and other activities that could be harmful to the streams.
Adding these easements adjacent to public lands will help preserve the integrity of the total watershed forever.
The creeks are home to some of the rarest and most endangered freshwater mussels, including the Carolina Heelsplitter and Yellow Lampsilis. Both creek basins lie along the geologic Fall Line and harbor a large variety of unique plants and animals.
"It's the protection of the watershed we're most interested in," Peggy Adams, USLT former president says. "This is one of the most biologically diverse watersheds in the state."
The easements will restrain development, logging, and other activities that could be harmful to the streams.
Adding these easements adjacent to public lands will help preserve the integrity of the total watershed forever.
USLT Annual Meeting Held
at Eden Hall on May 1
at Eden Hall on May 1
Biologically Diverse Areas Now Protected by Easements