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Easement protects 'incredibly biodiverse part of the world’

A conservation easement has forever protected a tract of land that includes boulders, ravines, cliffs, trout streams and rare plants. [PHOTO BY OWEN CARSON]

By ROSE JENKINS LANE, Conserving Carolina, Published: September 21, 2026

A 121-acre tract of land bordering Chimney Rock State Park is now protected forever, safeguarding exceptional biodiversity and almost three miles of clean mountain streams, thanks to a conservation easement the owners placed on the property.

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