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The Pee Dee Progress

Published Quarterly by the Pee Dee

Resource Conservation and Development 

Southeastern Association of RC&D Councils to Convene in SC 

Serving the Counties of

Area Council, Incorporated. A Private 

The South Carolina RC&D Council is hosting the Southeastern Association Conference this October. The 

Chesterfield  Darlington  Dillon   

501 (C) 3 Nonprofit Organization

Marion  Marlboro

seven councils in South Carolina are diligently preparing for this event with the effort being led by the 

Website    http://pdrcd.tripod.com 

300 Russell Street, Room 209

Santee Wateree Council. The conference will be conducted at the Wyndham Resort in Myrtle Beach, 

Email       pdrcd@hotpop.com

Darlington, South Carolina 29532 

October 9 12, 2002. All South Carolina RC&D Council Members are encouraged to participate by 

 (843) 

393 9809

contributing their time and talents to make this a memorable experience for our visitors. Information is 

available on the conference website at:  

http://scrcd.tripod.com/SE2002.html

 September 2002

Fall Edition

                                                                  Volume 3  Issue 1

The Pee Dee RC&D is grateful to the local Conservation Partnership; including the NRCS Field Staff, the 

Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners and Staff, SC Department of Natural Resources Field 

Staff, and Citizen Volunteers. Without the support and efforts of the Partnership, many of these projects which 

Pee Dee Land Trust Accepts Property Bordering Lynches River 

we coordinate would not exist.

Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Area Council, Incorporated 

The one thing God did not give Rivers and Evelyn 

                   Chesterfield           Darlington              Dillon 

  Marion 

      Marlboro 

Staff 

Scarborough in 62 years of marriage was children. Now, 

in their golden years they were faced with a large, 

Cecil Kimrey 

Joyce 

Bill Aston

Jasper Eaddy, 

Bunyon Anderson, 

David Arthur, 

Franklin, 

Chairman 

Vice Chairman 

RC&D Coordinator 

successful farm and no heirs to leave their land. "We tried, 

Cherry McCoy 

Treasurer 

Johnnie 

but the Lord just saw fit for us to not have children," 

Leuhrs

Andrew Eaddy 

Anna Hubbard 

Sharon DeWitt, 

Larry Stegner 

Mike Smith 

Administrative 

Evelyn said. The Scarboroughs owned the Egg and I farm 

Kent Williams

Marion Wright, Jr.

Assistant

in Lamar, one of the largest independent egg producers in 

Roosevelt 

Hartsell 

Wallace

Rogers, Jr.

the world. When they sold it earlier this year, the farm had 

All programs and services of the Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Area Council  are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard 

a million chickens producing 10,000 cases of eggs a day, 

to race, color national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status or handicap.                     

which translates to roughly 1.6 billion eggs a year.  They 

recently sold the egg producing part of the Darlington 

County farm to a Japanese agricultural company. In 

August, the remaining land was donated to the Pee Dee 

Land Trust, a private, non profit agency that works to 

Pictured Left to Right: Jasper Eaddy, Chairman of 

conserve land throughout the Pee Dee area. The 

the Pee Dee Land Trust; Kent Segars, Pee Dee Land 

Trust; Leigh Edwards, Palmetto Conservation 

Scarboroughs gave away 668 acres, some of which runs 

Foundation; Rivers and Evelyn Scarborough. 

along the Lynches River adjacent to Lee County.  

Some of the land had been in their families since 

South Carolina was first settled under King 

George of England. For Darlington, Lee and 

Sumter County residents, the donation helps to 

preserve the quality of the Lynches River and 

limits development upstream. The Lynches River 

is on the Sierra Club s list of Special Places in 

South Carolina. The donated land is sandwiched 

between Lee State Park upstream and Lynches 

River State Park downstream. Knowing the land 

would be taken care of was a great relief for the 

Scarboroughs. Rivers Scarborough said that after 

considering all the options, he feels the life estate 

method the best for him, his wife and their 

property. "This land will be here long after we 

Lynches River, viewed from the property donated by 

are gone, and I feel good knowing that future 

Rivers and Evelyn Scarborough of Darlington County. 

generations will see it just as it is now," he said. 

For Information concerning the tax benefits of donating land or conservation easements, and the many options 

available to the donor, visit 

http://peedeelandtrust.tripod.com

  or call (843) 393 9809 ext. 4.