In the news:
Another prominent ridge has been protected after being placed under a conservation easement.
The High Country Conservancy has helped add the Oliver Hill property to a chain of easements near Valle Crucis. Tom Andrews donated the conservation easement on the property, which is located atop a knoll in the Matney community.
The easement’s conservation values include wildlife habitat, scenic views and grazing pasture. Featuring more than 97 acres of woodlands, grasslands and a tributary to Craborchard Creek, the land falls under the North Carolina State Wildlife Action Plan “Priority Habitat.”
via High Country Conservancy obtains new easement – Watauga Democrat.
Link http://www.highcountryconservancy.org/
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