Lowcountry Open Land Trust
Overview
Our Mission
The Lowcountry Open Land Trust mission is to protect, through private voluntary conservation measures, the irreplaceable Lowcountry forests, farmland, open spaces, wildlife habitat and wetlands, thus helping to preserve forever our community?s unique sense of place and quality of life.
Our Focus
Historic_Cultural (SWI); Open_Space (EI); Urban (NI); Farm_Ranch (EI); Natural (EI); Recreation (EI); Water (EI); Forests (EI) Coastal plain of South Carolina, including counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Jasper, Beaufort, Hampton, Colleton, Georgetown, Bamberg, Allendale, Clarendon, Williamsburg and Orangeburg
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 4Part Time Staff: 4
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
| South Carolina | Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper |
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Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 83,332 | 1,988 | 80,832 | 512 |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.

