Georgia Conservancy

The Georgia Conservancy welcomed volunteers to Sweetwater Creek State Park on June 1st for a National Trails Day Service Project. Volunteers added fencing around the rooftop garden at the Visitor's Center while also providing some garden maintenance. Other groups were on invasive species removal duty - pulling the invasive stiltgrass from areas around the Park's Red Trail. Removal of the stiltgrass will allow for native ferns to expand on the forest floor. Thanks to everyone who joined us! Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, Inc.

National Trails Day is June 1 and what better way to celebrate than to support the enhancement of trails at one of Georgia’s most popular State Parks - Sweetwater Creek! Join the Georgia Conservancy on Saturday, June 1 for a morning volunteer service project at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas County. Our volunteer group will be removing invasive species from Park trails and repairing fencing along the Park’s White Trail. Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/g6c4SY3e When: Saturday, June 1 // 9 AM – 1 PM Where: Sweetwater Creek State Park // Meet at the Visitors Center (look for GC signs) // 1750 Mt Vernon Rd., Lithia Springs, GA 30122 Parking: Please park at the Visitor Center. What to bring: Please bring a reusable water bottle, snacks, closed-toe shoes, pants, a long-sleeve shirt, and a sense of adventure.

The Georgia Conservancy is thankful for Monét Murphy's amazing contributions to our coastal conservation efforts! Monét is a UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant State Fellow pursuing her master’s in marine science at Savannah State University. Hear more about her past year with the Georgia Conservancy! https://lnkd.in/e3AWvr8p

The Atlanta Regional Commission's Community Development Assistance program recently awarded grants that include a couple of affordable housing efforts: 1) A City of South Fulton housing needs assessment; 2) A partnership between the City of Decatur, Decatur Land Trust, and the Georgia Conservancy to consider strategies to preserve naturally occurring affordable housing; and 3) An analysis by the City of Woodstock to identify the gap between the housing density allowed under current zoning what it needs for future population growth. More here:

We still have a few spots open on this weekend's Lower Flint River Weekend Paddle south of Albany! Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/eNmCWrfK

Some wonderful news today out of D.C. - House and Senate bills have been introduced to establish Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve along the Ocmulgee River corridor in middle Georgia! Thank you to our partners at Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, to The Muscogee Nation, and to Georgia's Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Congressman Sanford Bishop, and Representative Austin Scott for the collective efforts to establish Georgia's first National Park & Preserve! https://lnkd.in/ePNbUrmC

The Georgia Conservancy was thrilled to be on the banks of the Springfield Canal today to welcome FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and to celebrate the City of Savannah’s $30M BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities) grant award (the largest in Georgia’s history). The BRIC grant will help fund major watershed improvements on Savannah’s Westside, protecting the historic Carver Village and Cloverdale communities from flooding.

This Wednesday evening is the Georgia Conservancy & ASW Distillery Barrel Pick Launch and Bottle Release Party! We've selected something special with our friends at ASW Distillery and we'd love for you to celebrate with us! Join the Georgia Conservancy and ASW on April 24th as we launch and release bottles from our special Georgia Conservancy-picked barrel of Fiddler Georgia Heartwood Bourbon. Enjoy bites from Local 3, cocktails from ASW and music from Russell Cook and The Sweet Teeth! Get your tickets today: https://lnkd.in/eu3hcEJB

Happy Earth Day from the Georgia Conservancy! We've been protecting and exploring Georgia since 1967 - all thanks to the support of individuals like you! On this Earth Day, let's celebrate some of Georgia's most precious natural places and the ongoing efforts to protect them. This is your Georgia! What are some of your favorite natural places in our state?

All aboard! The SASMI (South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative) Partnership Council held its inaugural meeting this week in coastal Georgia. Georgia Conservancy was thrilled to present on the current efforts of the Georgia SASMI Implementation Team and to join the discussion on how to protect the resilience of the 1M acres of salt marsh ecosystem from NC to FL. It was a huge success, and we were excited to welcome our SASMI partners to Georgia for this important event! During the two-day meeting, Georgia Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) co-hosted a boat tour of the Savannah Harbor and the Savannah Wildlife Refuge. The USFWS staff discussed challenges related to having the 3rd largest port in the US adjacent to a National Wildlife Refuge, and what the future proposed river deepening and port expansion means for the Refuge and the community. A special “Thank You” to our friends at USFWS for a fun day on the river! Learn more about SASMI: https://lnkd.in/enQcUdMW