Mingo Creek frontage permanently protected
Following on the heels of the protection of the Durant farm, we're excited to share the news of the permanent protection of another property with ties to the Black River. The Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust has secured a conservation easement on 461 acres in Georgetown County, near Andrews. The easement also protects nearly a mile and a half of frontage along Mingo Creek, a tributary of the Black River.
With an eye towards long term timber management and recreational use, the landowner agrees to continue active forest management on the planted pine uplands and limit harvesting in the bottomland hardwoods.
“Maintaining the integrity of forested wetlands helps mitigate flooding for downstream communities, ensures good water quality, and protects the viewshed for paddlers and fishermen,” commented J. Raleigh West III, executive director, Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust. “We were honored to work with the landowner who had a long-term vision for conservation.”
The Nuthatch Mingo Creek conservation easement marks the second for Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust in the Mingo Creek watershed, as the organization works to expand the northern reach of their work.
