Family makes incredible decision after owning land for over 115 years: 'Seemingly hard, yet possible'

Family makes incredible decision after owning land for over 115 years: 'Seemingly hard, yet possible'

A family in South Carolina that has owned 37 acres for over 115 years has donated the land for conservation. According to local business outlet SCBIZ, Lowcountry Land Trust, a nonprofit that aims to protect the area's waterways and lands, placed the donated property on Johns Island under a conservation easement that will ensure the plot remains undeveloped. Conservation easements — or legal agreements that set permanent limits on how landowners …