266-acre Knight Tract protected forever

Lowcountry Land Trust announced the acquisition of the 266-acre Knight Tract in Dorchester County. This project represents a significant step toward achieving a long-held conservation goal: connecting the 13,000+ acres of protected land at Brosnan Forest and the more than 12,300 contiguous protected acres within and surrounding Audubon South Carolina’s Beidler Forest.

Located adjacent to Brosnan Forest, also protected by Lowcountry Land Trust and the location of its annual Sporting Clays Shoot, the Knight Tract represents a critical link in an expanding corridor of conserved lands stretching toward Four Hole Swamp. By protecting this land, the project enhances habitat connectivity, safeguards water resources, and helps maintain the natural landscape that defines the Lowcountry.

The Knight Tract features portions of Walnut and Coldwater Branches, two significant tributaries that ultimately feed into the Edisto River. Protecting and enhancing these waterways, a project the team at Brosnan Forest is dedicated to, helps preserve one of South Carolina’s most important river systems and contributes to regional flood mitigation, wildlife connectivity, and clean water initiatives.