CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More of South Carolina's coastal plain near Charleston, containing some of the most important ecosystems in the U.S., will be protected permanently from development.

By Anonymous Some of the most ecologically significant land in the U.S. will be protected permanently through a conservation easement donated by Norfolk Southern to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust.

By The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Aug. 5--Norfolk Southern has granted a conservation easement on 12,488 acres of Dorchester County land, preserving it permanently.

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Will Haynie, Executive Director of Lowcountry Open Land Trust, +1-843-577-6510 CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Some of the most ecologically significant land in the U.S.