Georgetown County School Board members voted to support state plans to buy two large pieces of land. The move could lead to a new 4,148-acre state forest in western Georgetown County and protect a former resort development site. The South Carolina Forestry Commission plans to buy the 4,148-acre property on Eaddy Road near Dunbar Landing. The land would become part of the planned Carvers Bay State Forest, the Coastal Observer reported. The larger conservation effort also includes plans for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to take over the 3,492-acre Arcadia East property on the Waccamaw Neck. Board Member Eileen Johnson supported the expansion during the meeting. She said continued residential growth in the area is leaving less space for nature. “We've got to preserve everything we can,” she said. Johnson added that the only thing protecting the south side of the county from development is the Francis Marion National Forest. “I'm all about stewardship of our land.”
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