Beaufort County, Open Land Trust seeking survey responses on rural and critical lands program

Beaufort County and the Beaufort County Open Land Trust are asking residents to participate in a survey on the county's rural and critical lands preservation program, according to a news release.

Input from the survey will help assist the county in creating a plan for the improvement, operation, and maintenance of the preserved lands, the release said. The survey is being administered by Clemson University researchers through the Strom Thurmond Institute and Clemson University's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

The survey is available online at www.bcgov.net and hard copies will be available at the county's Planning Department office in Beaufort and at all county library branches beginning Feb. 10, the release said. The survey deadline is Feb. 29.

For more information, call the planning department at 843-255-2141.

This story was originally published February 5, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Beaufort County, Open Land Trust seeking survey responses on rural and critical lands program."