December Donation Ensures Land and water Protection

The Maribeth Yoder-White Trust donated a conservation easement on the property to Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina in December ensuring the land will never be developed. Wildlife habitat and forests protecting the water quality of Big Camp Creek are now permanently conserved on a 136-acre tract near Union Mills in Rutherford County. The easement’s forested floodplains and slopes will help protect the downstream water supply of Forest City. Landowners who donate permanent conservation easements to non-profit land trusts like Foothills Conservancy on land that offers scenic open space or hosts significant habitat for plants and animals, including working farms and forests, can take advantage of attractive federal and state tax incentives. Read more about The Foothills Conservancy and land donations...