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Appalachian
Trail Conference Land Trust
799 Washington Street
PO Box 807
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807
Phone:
304-535-6331
Fax: 304-535-2667 |
Since 1982, the Appalachian Trail Conference Land Trust has
helped federal agencies acquire land for the 1,000-foot wide
Trail "corridor" called for by the National Trails System Act
of 1968. Now that this corridor is largely completed, the Land
Trust works to further protect the Trail experience by
protecting features of the surrounding environment. |
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Athens Land
Trust
PO Box 48054
Athens, GA 30604-8054
Phone: 706-353-9968
Fax: 706-549-5161 |
The Athens Land Trust is a non-profit organization located
in Athens, GA. One of ALT's primary functions is preserving
green space through the use of conservation easements on
privately owned property. |
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Broad River Watershed
Association
PO Box 661
Danielsville, GA 30633-0661
Phone: 706-245-7214 |
The Broad River Watershed Association (est. 1991) is a
non-profit, regional land trust dedicated to the protection
and management of the Broad River and its watershed in
northeast Georgia. |
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Brown's Mount Association
360 Spring Street
Macon, GA 31201-6739
Phone: 912-742-8699
Fax:
912-746-3445 |
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Chattooga Land Trust
PO Box 2006
Clayton, GA 30525-2006
Phone: 706-782-6097 |
Founded in 2000, the trust operates in the watershed of the
Wild & Scenic Chattooga River. |
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Chattowah Open Land Trust
135 Christopher's Run
Alpharetta, GA 30004-3164
Phone: 770-664-0650
Fax: 678-289-1265 |
The Chattowah Open Land Trust works to protect the health
and beauty of the region's still abundant - but quickly
vanishing - forests, agricultural lands, mountains coves,
rivers, creeks, bottomlands and wetlands. We work in the Ridge
and Valley and Cumberland Plateau, the Blue Ridge and
Piedmont. |
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Civil War Preservation
Trust
1515 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 350
Arlington,
VA 22209-2441
Phone: 703-682-2350
Fax:
703-516-4947 |
The Civil War Preservation Trust is America's largest
non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of our
nation's endangered Civil War battlefield lands. |
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Coastal Georgia Land Trust
428 Bull Street Suite 210
Savannah, GA 31401-4962
Phone: 912-231-0507
Fax: 912-231-1143 |
The Coastal Georgia Land Trust's mission is to promote the
responsible stewardship and preservation of land which has
natural, recreational, scenic, historic, or educational value
in Coastal Georgia. We work with those who love the land and
want to see it protected for this and future
generations. |
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Coosa River Basin
Initiative
2887 Alabama Highway SW
Rome, GA
30165-8803
Phone: (706)-235-0131
Fax:
706-235-1043 |
CRBI works to inform and empower citizens to become
involved with the process of creating a cleaner, healthier,
economically viable watershed. |
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Durand Farm Nature Preserve
75 14th Street
NE, Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30309-3681
Phone:
404-817-0708 |
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Georgia Land Trust Service Center
380 Meigs
Street
Athens, GA 30601-2430
Phone: 706-546-7507
Fax: 706-613-7775 |
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Georgia Wildlife Federation
1930 Iris Drive SW
Conyers, GA 30094-5046
Phone:
770-929-3350
Fax: 770-929-3534 |
"To promote and encourage the knowledge and appreciation"
of Georgia's natural resources has been part of the
Federation's mission since 1936. |
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Greener Atlanta
180 Blackland Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30342-4404
Phone: 404-365-9723 |
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Gwinnett Open Land
Trust
1537 Brandon Square
Lawrenceville, GA
30044-3016
Phone: 770-945-3111
Fax:
404-879-9001 |
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Land
Trust for the Little Tennessee
3257 Goshen Road
Franklin, NC 28734-4288
Phone: (828)-524-2711
Fax:
828-524-2711 |
The mission of The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee is
to conserve the natural, scenic, rural and historic character
of the upper Little Tennessee Valley for the benefit of
present and future generations. The Land Trust works with
private land owners, local citizen groups and government to
help preserve and manage important heritage lands in the
area. |
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Lookout Mountain Land Trust
PO Box 76
Lookout Mountain,TN 37350-0076
Phone: 423-757-6323
Fax: 423-757-6383 |
Founded in 1989, the Lookout Mountain Land Trust operates
in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. |
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Lula Lake Land Trust
300 High Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403-1723
Phone: 423-265-6194
Fax: 423-267-4361 |
Founded in 1984, the Lula Lake Land Trust operates atop
Lookout Mountain, within northwest Georgia's Walker and Dade
Counties. |
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Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia
104 N
Main Street, Suite B3
Jasper, GA 30143-1505
Phone:
706-253-4077
Fax: 706-253-4078 |
The Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia (MCTGA) is
dedicated to the permanent preservation of the natural
resources and scenic beauty of the mountains and foothills of
North Georgia through land protection, collaborative
partnerships and education. |
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Mountain Land Preservation and Restoration
Society
PO Box 1704 Clayton, GA 30525-1704
Phone:
706-782-7361 |
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Newton County Land Trust
1118 Conyers Street
SW
Covington, GA 30014-2388
Phone: 770-786-4390 |
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Oconee River Land Trust
302 Riverview Road
Athens, GA 30606-4632
Phone: 706-542-6167
Fax:
706-542-6278 |
Founded in 1993, the Oconee River Land Trust operates in
the Oconee River Basin above Lake Sinclair Dam. |
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Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization
Society
PO Box 580
Sapelo Island, GA 31327 |
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Sautee-Nacoochee Community
Association
PO Box 460
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
Phone: 706-878-2745
Fax: 706-878-1395 |
Located in the Appalachian foothills of Northeast Georgia,
the Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association is a non-profit
organization dedicated to nurturing creativity and protecting
the natural and historical resources of the Sautee and
Nacoochee Valleys and surrounding area. |
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Savannah Tree Foundation
3025 Bull Street,
Room 216
Savannah, GA 31405-2016
Phone: 912-233-8733
Fax: 912-352-7086 |
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Southeast Land Preservation Trust
130 Azalea
Drive
Roswell, GA 30075-4804
Phone: 770-594-9367
Fax: 770-954-7738 |
Founded in 1988, the ust operates in the greater Atlanta
area. |
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Southeastern Caves Conservancy
40 Hidden Brook Ln.
Signal Mountain, TN 37377-2063
Phone: 770-822-0003
Fax: 770-682-5536 |
The SCCI's purpose is "to acquire and manage caves for
scientific study, education of those persons interested in
speleology, and conservation of these resources". One of the
SCCI's primary activities is the acquisition of caves through
purchase, lease, easement, donation, or management
agreements. |
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Southern Conservation Trust
201 Mcintosh
Trail
Peachtree City, GA 30269-2128
Phone:
770-486-7774 |
Founded in 1993, the trust operates in the southeastern
U.S. with an emphasis on central Georgia. |
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St. Simons Land Trust
PO Box 24615
Saint
Simons Island, GA 31522-7615
Phone: 912-638-3565 |
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The Nature
Conservancy, Georgia Field Office
21330 W Peachtree
Street NW, Suite 410
Atlanta, GA 30309-2904
Phone:
404-873-6946
Fax: 404-863-6984 |
The mission of TNC is to preserve plants, animals and
natural communities that represent the diversity of life on
Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to
survive... In 1987 the Georgia Field Office was established.
The Georgia Chapter currently owns and manages 14 preserves
and has helped protect over 157,000 acres of habitat across
the state. |
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Trust for
Public Land - Southeast Regional Office
306 North
Monroe
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: 850-222-7911
Atlanta Field Office
1447 Peachtree Street, NE,
Suite 601
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-873-7306
Fax: 404-875-9099 |
Established in 1974, TPL's Southeast Regional Office works
to provide parks and open space and to preserve family lands
and traditional working landscapes in cities and rural
communities. |
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Tybee Island Land Trust
8 5th Street
Tybee Island, GA 31328-9687
Phone: 912-786-5523 |
Founded in 1995, the Tybee Island Land Trust operates in
coastal
Georgia. |
