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    Gaining Ground

    Georgia

    1,130,531

    Acres Protected

    That’s about 856,463 football fields!

    Land trusts have already conserved 61 million acres of private land across the nation — more than all of the national parks combined. Help us conserve another 60 million acres by the end of the decade.

    Together, let’s keep Gaining Ground.

    Visitors to Land Trust Properties

    3,105

    More and more people are enjoying the benefits of nature.

    Percent of Land Trusts That Provide Public Access to Their Lands

    73%

    Land trusts provide opportunities to recreate and recharge.

    Demographics

    Every land trust is as unique as the community it serves.

    Georgia land trusts are community-led and supported and protect lands and waters that help the entire state.

    Active Land Trusts

    19

    A land trust is a nonprofit that conserves land by acquiring and stewarding land or conservation easements.

    Learn more about land trusts
    Alliance Member Land Trusts

    10

    https://www.landtrustalliance.org/what-we-doLand Trust Alliance members commit to adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices as their guiding principles.

    Learn about the land trust alliance
    Accredited Land Trusts

    6

    Accredited land trusts undergo a thorough review of their practices in governance, finance, transactions and stewardship.

    Learn about land trust accreditation

    People

    • 46,865

    • 1,062

    • 44

    • 15

    • 151

    Land Trust Longevity

    • 88 years old (1936)

    • 12 years old (2012)

    • 24 years old

    Percent of Land Trusts Who Increased Focus on Climate Change in the Last Five Years

    67%

    Percent of Land Trusts Receiving Funding to Address Climate Change

    17%

    Land Protected

    There has been a 118% increase in Georgia land protected by land trusts since 2010.

    Acre by acre, land trusts are helping to conserve Georgia lands, waters and ways of life.

    2010
    2015
    2020
    Total acres protected
    518,953
    909,415
    1,130,531
    +118%
    Under easement
    173,007
    478,018
    585,270
    +238%
    Owned
    74,199
    138,651
    161,714
    +118%
    Acquired and reconveyed
    218,551
    236,674
    292,431
    +34%
    Protected by other means
    53,195
    56,199
    91,116
    +71%

    Disclaimer: Land trusts conserve land in many different ways and every project is unique. Category totals may change depending on how acres are reported by survey respondents to reflect the most current data and minimize double-counting. In some instances, the total may be greater than the sum of the separate categories due to organizations that provided total acres not broken down by category.

    Percent of Land Owned and Under Easement Held by an Accredited Land Trust

    91%

    Source: 2020 National Land Trust Census

    Total Public Funding for Conservation From 1998-2017

    $1 billion

    Source: Trust for Public Land's Conservation Almanac

    Acres of Land Lost to Development From 2012-2017

    141,800

    Source: NRCS - Natural Resources Inventory

    This information reflects data collected in the National Land Trust Census, the longest-running comprehensive survey of private land conservation in America. Learn more about the Census and see which land trusts participated in the 2020 National Land Trust Census.

    Making a Difference

    Georgia land trusts are gaining ground.

    Land trusts across the state are helping find solutions to some of Georgia's most pressing issues.

    • Protecting family farms: The Athens Land Trust created the Williams Farm Incubator Program to provide access to land, training and resources to beginning farmers belonging to groups whose members have historically been subject to racial or ethnic prejudice. The goal of the program is to help these farmers hone their skills and develop independent sustainable farms.

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    • Ensuring clean water: The accredited St. Simon's Land Trust protects Cannon's Point Preserve, which has some of the last intact maritime forest on St. Simons Island and is rich in cultural and natural history. The peninsula has over 6 miles of salt marsh, tidal creek and river shoreline that provide habitat for wildlife such as oysters, birds, fish and manatee.

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    Land Trusts Working in Georgia

    Land Trust Alliance member land trusts, listed below, commit to adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices as their guiding principles.

    Access Fund
    Access Fund
    Boulder, CO
    64 acres protected in GA
    American Farmland Trust
    American Farmland Trust
    Northampton, MA
    Appalachian Trail Conservancy
    Appalachian Trail Conservancy
    Harpers Ferry, WV
    126 acres protected in GA
    Athens Land Trust
    Athens Land Trust
    Athens, GA
    20,431 acres protected in GA
    Broad River Watershed Association
    Broad River Watershed Association
    Danielsville, GA
    318 acres protected in GA
    Camden County Land Trust
    Camden County Land Trust
    Savannah, GA
    14 acres protected in GA
    Central Savannah River Land Trust
    Central Savannah River Land Trust
    Augusta, GA
    9,155 acres protected in GA
    Chattooga Conservancy
    Chattooga Conservancy
    Mountain Rest, SC
    481 acres protected in GA
    Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
    Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
    Memphis, TN
    690 acres protected in GA
    Georgia Piedmont Land Trust
    Georgia Piedmont Land Trust
    Suwanee, GA
    2,675 acres protected in GA
    Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
    Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
    Piedmont, AL
    318,744 acres protected in GA
    Lookout Mountain Conservancy
    Lookout Mountain Conservancy
    Lookout Mountain, TN
    1,400 acres protected in GA
    Mainspring Conservation Trust
    Mainspring Conservation Trust
    Franklin, NC
    82 acres protected in GA
    Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia
    Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia
    Jasper, GA
    7,520 acres protected in GA
    National Park Trust
    National Park Trust
    Rockville, MD
    43 acres protected in GA
    New England Forestry Foundation
    New England Forestry Foundation
    Littleton, MA
    10,551 acres protected in GA
    Ocmulgee Land Trust, Inc.
    Ocmulgee Land Trust, Inc.
    Macon, GA
    8,559 acres protected in GA
    Open Space Institute Land Trust
    Open Space Institute Land Trust
    New York, NY
    23,047 acres protected in GA
    Southeast Land Preservation Trust
    Southeast Land Preservation Trust
    Atlanta, GA
    1,374 acres protected in GA
    Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc.
    Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc.
    Signal Mountain, TN
    410 acres protected in GA
    St. Simons Land Trust
    St. Simons Land Trust
    Saint Simons Island, GA
    1,374 acres protected in GA
    Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy
    Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy
    Tallahassee, FL
    98,993 acres protected in GA
    The Cobb Land Trust Inc.
    The Cobb Land Trust Inc.
    Marietta, GA
    139 acres protected in GA
    The Conservation Fund
    The Conservation Fund
    Arlington, VA
    132,220 acres protected in GA
    The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
    The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
    Washington, DC
    244 acres protected in GA
    The Nature Conservancy
    The Nature Conservancy
    Arlington, VA
    410,596 acres protected in GA
    The Trust for Public Land, National Office
    The Trust for Public Land, National Office
    San Francisco, CA
    21,800 acres protected in GA