Oconee Forever held Saturday event

In spite of winter weather Saturday, 13 Oconee County landowners met at the Mountain Rest Baptist Church to learn ways to protect their land. They took part in the annual landowners’ brunch organized by Oconee Forever … and learned about protective covenants, land donations and conservation agreements. Shea Airey, chairman of the Oconee Conservation Bank, described the process to leverage conservation agreements to preserve family lands and help the environment. Oconee Forever is an all-volunteer outreach group of Upstate Forever.