It's great to see this kind of constructive cooperation amongst players with the power to really shape the future of the Lowcountry landscape! I love to think of my grandchildren enjoying the same beauty that my grandparents did!
"The deed to 43.8 acres of marshland along the Ashley River near Drayton Hall will be presented later this month to officials at the historic landmark.
The marshland was acquired from Plum Creek, a timber management company, by the Historic Ricefields Association, an organization dedicated to preservation in the Lowcountry.
The marsh parcels are located on the west bank of the Ashley River and downriver from Drayton Hall. The association paid $21,900 for the property.
HRA Secretary Joe Carter learned about the parcels six years ago through the state Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and had been working since then to acquire them for a subsequent donation.
Carter said the acquisition fits HRA’s mission to preserve the scenic values in South Carolina.
George McDaniel, executive director of Drayton Hall, lauded the sale of the land from Plum Creek and the subsequent donation to Drayton Hall as an example of stakeholders working together to protect such important environmental resources as the Ashley River before threats arise."
The marshland was acquired from Plum Creek, a timber management company, by the Historic Ricefields Association, an organization dedicated to preservation in the Lowcountry.
The marsh parcels are located on the west bank of the Ashley River and downriver from Drayton Hall. The association paid $21,900 for the property.
HRA Secretary Joe Carter learned about the parcels six years ago through the state Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and had been working since then to acquire them for a subsequent donation.
Carter said the acquisition fits HRA’s mission to preserve the scenic values in South Carolina.
George McDaniel, executive director of Drayton Hall, lauded the sale of the land from Plum Creek and the subsequent donation to Drayton Hall as an example of stakeholders working together to protect such important environmental resources as the Ashley River before threats arise."
For the full Charleston Regional Business Journal article: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/pub/13_19/briefs/10323-1.html
For Drayton Hall: http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/pub/13_19/briefs/10323-1.html
For the Plum Creek Timber Company (incidentally the country's largest private landowner): http://www.plumcreek.com/default.php
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