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A submitted image showing the location of the 791-acre addition to the Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve, just north of Walhalla in Oconee County. Image courtesy of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
The Nature Conservancy transferred 791 acres in Oconee County to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources earlier this month, nearly tripling the size of Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve.
The preserve connects to the east side of Walhalla s Stumphouse Park. The original 442-acre property was brought under DNR control in 2007 after a public push to protect the area from a planned development, according to the DNR website. The new addition is to the east and is already enrolled in the state s Wildlife Manageme