2025: A Pivotal Moment for Conservation (Digital Impact Report Included)
Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to celebrate its incredible accomplishments of 2025 with you, our dedicated community of trustees, donors, volunteers, and champions for conservation. The year saw measurable landscape-scale conservation impact, organizational milestones, and an increased effort to create more public access opportunities to protected land across the Lowcountry, reinforcing the organization’s strength as […]
Introducing Kate Parks Schaefer, Chief Conservation Officer
Header Photo Credit: Post & Courier 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 […]
Partners Establish Future County Park Along the Ashley River
Lowcountry Land Trust and Dorchester County Government are proud to announce the permanent protection of the Barry Tract, a 67-acre property along the historic Ashley River Road National Scenic Byway. The Land Trust has officially recorded a conservation easement and transferred ownership of the property to the county, ensuring its transformation into a passive public […]
Introducing Jack Alexander, GIS & Conservation Planning Manager
Did you know Lowcountry Land Trust is one of the most impactful local land trusts in South Carolina? Our team is continually working to expand its portfolio of protected landscapes and waterways, and it is essential that we simultaneously assess our impact and proactively plan our next steps. Over the summer, Lowcountry Land Trust welcomed […]
Conservation Partners Unite to Protect Blessing Plantation, Forever
Lowcountry Land Trust is honored to celebrate Berkeley County, the Open Space Institute (OSI), and the des Francs family in permanently protecting the entirety of Blessing Plantation, a 628-acre historic property along French Quarter Creek in Huger. With this milestone, one more essential piece of the Cooper River landscape is protected forever, and conservation partners […]
Trustee Wes Carter Named Lowcountry AFP’s ‘Individual of the Year’
Lowcountry Land Trust is honored to celebrate Board Trustee Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Packaging and Founder of A New Earth Project, who has been named the 2025 Individual of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter. The organization presented Wes with the award on November 4 during its […]
Native Plantings and Invasive Species at the Lowcountry Center for Conservation
Lowcountry Land Trust is excited to welcome the SC Native Plant Society Lowcountry Chapter and its guest volunteers for a field trip and workday at its new headquarters, the Lowcountry Center for Conservation, on Saturday, November 22. The Native Plant Society will tour the Center for Conservation’s native landscaping, thoughtfully designed by Erin Stevens, landscape […]
Reinforcing Charleston’s Urban Growth Boundary on Johns Island
Lowcountry Land Trust is proud to announce the permanent protection of a 37-acre property on Johns Island that the same family has stewarded for more than 115 years. The conservation of this beloved land not only preserves vital agricultural soils, forested wetlands, and wildlife habitat but also honors the island’s deep-rooted rural character, reinforcing Charleston […]
2025 Sporting Clays Shoot Winners, Photos, and More!
Last weekend, over 350 Lowcountry Land Trust supporters gathered among the longleaf pines of Brosnan Forest for the 2025 Sporting Clays Shoot, presented by Norfolk Southern and Garden & Gun. The three-day event is our most anticipated annual fundraiser, fueling the organization’s nonstop conservation work. Highlights included morning and afternoon shooting rotations on the professionally […]
266-Acre Knight Tract Protected Forever
Lowcountry Land Trust is proud to announce the acquisition of the 266-acre Knight Tract in Dorchester County. This project represents a significant step toward achieving a long-held conservation goal: connecting the 13,000+ acres of protected land at Norfolk Southern’s Brosnan Forest and the more than 12,300 contiguous protected acres within and surrounding Audubon South Carolina’s […]