![]() All three tracts tracts work in concert to preserve open space and rural character in an area where dispersed residential development is widespread. In Bethune, the tract is being restored to longleaf pine, one of the most threatened forest ecosystems in North America, which has experienced a 98% loss over the past 400 years. Characterized by forestland and scrubby vegetation, grassland, and hedgerows not found in the surrounding agricultural landscape, the Wisacky tract supports high populations of birds and other wildlife. ![]() The Bishopville tract provides an important conservation buffer to the adjoining Wetland Preserve Easement along the Lynches River floodplain, and enhances the conservation values of other protected properties in the vicinity, including the nearby 2,839-acre Lee State Park. Healthy watersheds require forested land to provide clean air and water to surrounding communities. These three tracts- located in Bethune (Kerhsaw County), Bishopville (Lee County) and Wisacky (Lee County)-comprise a total of 1,058.44 of forestland that will remain undeveloped forever. "We are grateful to the McLeod family and the Lynches River Conservation Board for partnering in the conservation of an important watershed within our state.” “The conservation of these three large tracts within the Little Lynches and Lynches River watersheds will keep a significant forest ecosystem area intact forever, supporting habitat for many wildlife species, enhancing air and water quality, and sustaining the rural economy of our state." says Mary Crockett, CLT Land Protection Director. Now under conservation easement, Sequoyah Timberlands permanently protects three large tracts of privately owned land within the Lynches River watershed. Over 1,000 acres in the Lynches River watershed are now conserved, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the McLeod family, Congaree Land Trust (CLT) and the Lynches River Conservation Fund housed at Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF).
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