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Preserving Kiawah’s Habitats
THE KIAWAH CONSERVANCY AND LAND ACQUISITION
A constant in the twenty years of the Kiawah Conservancy’s existence has been a dedication to
the preservation of habitat that encourages a healthy coexistence of wildlife and humans. This
vision has three aspects.
The actions that receive the most visibility are acquisitions of land and conservation easements,
the most recent example of which are four parcels totaling over 700 acres that will be protected
as a result of this fall’s community vote. With these, there will be 40 preserved properties on or near
Kiawah, comprising almost 1100 acres. And we anticipate more will be added by the end of 2017!
We are very proud that the pace of parcel acquisition has INCREASED in recent years. In the last
four years, the number of completed land conservation projects has more than doubled over that
of the Conservancy’s first 15 years. This year, our 20-year anniversary, will mark the largest year of
acquisition, both in number of parcels and acreage.
A second critical facet of preservation has been a commitment of commu