Head of SC conservation agency to leave for private sector

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 443

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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COLUMBIA — The head of the state’s land conservation agency will leave his role this summer, he announced Friday.

Raleigh West has led the Conservation Bank, an agency of four full-time employees that coordinates land protection projects across the state, since 2019. After the fiscal year ends June 30, West plans to establish his own law firm specializing in conservation.

West took over the agency, which distributes state grants to conservation projects, during a …

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