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Highlands protects 32 acres

Conservation of this land helps protect water quality, as well as clean water for trout, salamander and other aquatic species. Conservation of this land helps protect water quality, as well as clean water for trout, salamander and other aquatic species. Donated photo

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust announced the conservation of 31.69 acres of ecologically valuable land within the town limits of Highlands. Located off Bowery Road, the property overlooks Horse Cove Valley. 

Thanks to the generosity and foresight of the property owners, Kent and Alice Nelson, this important landscape will be protected. Among its most impactful conservation values, it protects water and important habitat for wildlife and plants.

At least two headwater tributary streams originate here. Conservation of this land helps protect water quality as well as clean water for trout, salamander, and other aquatic species.

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, a nationally accredited 501(c)3 nonprofit has been working to save our unique and irreplaceable landscape on the Plateau since 1909. By working with landowners to voluntarily conserve their family lands, the organization has permanently conserved over 4,400 acres in and around Highlands and Cashiers.

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