Quote Originally Posted by Palmetto Duck View Post
Observation or reality check for you. ALL conservation credits are funded with other people’s money if a tax credit or deduction is given to those doing it. Further, if you are a developer and you put land in conservation easement as part of the deal or use wetland mitigation credits, is that a bad thing? Not allowed? Do only private parties get credit for easements with you? I think we need to whoa up on development in this state for sure. But I’m not sure what your point is here?
My point is we have a politician claiming the good he has done and the award he won but it was at the expense of the taxpayer. I'd like to know how much of his own personal money was donated toward conservation and is any of his personal property currently enrolled in an easement? It's rather easy to proclaim all that you have done with money other than your own.

I agree it makes sense to conserve land and I don't mind a landowner getting a tax break for doing it as it is still in private hands. My biggest problem is with the State of SC acquiring more land under the pretense of conservation when they can't manage what they already have. I think my money would best be spent toward other endeavors.