Foothills Land Conservancy protects 11,000 acres
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Foothills Land Conservancy says it protected 11,000 acres in Tennessee and North Carolina in 2013 through conservation easements.
Director Bill Clabough told The Daily Times (http://bit.ly/1a3AFeI) that the amount was a record for the Maryville, Tenn.-based organization, which conserved 6,000 acres in 2012.
The easements include properties in Campbell, Van Buren and Grundy Counties in Tennessee as well as a property near Boone, N.C.
A conservation easement allows landowners to place permanent restrictions on the future uses of property.
