A series of short land use and conservation updates from around the PEC region.
Clarke County Land Conservation Fund
On April 21, 2006, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) established a new revolving fund to protect and preserve the rural lands of Clarke County. This fund was dubbed the Clarke County Land Conservation Fund (the “Clarke Fund”) and was set up to protect at-risk natural, agricultural, historical and scenic resources.
A Busy Spring in Clarke
Today we wanted to share some of the amazing ways we have been pursuing conservation, restoration and smart land use in Clarke.
Clarke County Land Conservation Fund
The Clarke Fund works in partnership with numerous organizations and employs a variety of strategies to ensure conservation resources are protected for future generations.
Cows, Not Condos
Bev McKay's family has been farming the land that he just protected in Clarke County for over 200 years. Mr. McKay raises dairy cattle on the property, as well as crops, such as corn and barley, to feed the cows.
The land is good for farming, with gently rolling fields and rich loam soils. Because of its value as productive farmland, the USDA and PEC worked together to purchase an easement on 103 acres, over half of which are prime agricultural soils.