JUNE 8, 2021 -- "Restoring native longleaf forests to large tracts in the Sandhills is a desirable though costly enterprise. An ambitious new project on the outskirts of Pinehurst aims to find the “magic sauce” that can synthesize economic and conservation forestry goals. Nick’s Creek Longleaf...
FAYETTEVILLE, May 21, 2021 – The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) Conservation Committee and the Fayette County James Waldrop Chapter recently presented the Southern Conservation Trust with the distinguished DAR Conservation Medal and Conservation Certificate of Award in recognition of...
FAYETTEVILLE, September 22, 2020 – McIntosh High School senior and Girl Scout, Elizabeth Wilson led an initiative with the Southern Conservation Trust to design and install eight benches that are works of art at three nature preserves in Fayette County. This project will be the accumulation...
As a nonprofit, we are very lucky and thankful to be supported by donations from local businesses and partners that fund our education efforts, the maintenance of our public nature preserves, as well as our conservation initiatives. Those supporters were exceptionally good to us in...
Important Information Regarding Southern Conservation Trust Activities and the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dear Friends of the Southern Conservation Trust, There have now been several confirmed cases of the Coronavirus not only in the Metro Atlanta area, but right here in Fayette County, Georgia. As a precaution for...
PEACHTREE CITY, August 5, 2019 – Line Creek Brewing Company launches #ConserveGeorgia Pecan Amber Ale in efforts to conserve land and wildlife habitats in Georgia, a collaboration with the Southern Conservation Trust. “We love the mission behind the new #ConserveGeorgia beer campaign - the artwork is...
The Lake Claire Community Land Trust, an idyllic community-owned greenspace in the heart of Lake Claire on Arizona Avenue is a sanctuary in a highly developed area. The park boasts community gardens, Big Lou the Emu, a children’s play area, unique sweat lodge, and drum...
A new 23-acre passive nature preserve located on the Fayette County Board of Education property behind Whitewater High School has been approved and will open in early-2019. The Board of Education entered into an agreement with the Southern Conservation Trust on Feb. 25 to create a...
The Southern Conservation Trust, a Georgia based land conservation organization working to protect vital habitats and resources, today announces that they have officially protected a 162 acre property in Bartow County, Georgia from becoming a landfill. This project began in late 2016 when the landowners,...
