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Photo by Laura Hall Thanks to everyone who attended Paddle to Protect last Saturday in support of our Middle Oconee Conservation Corridor...

Lexington Lake, 51.5 acres protected along the Middle Oconee River in Athens by Athens Land Trust “In the late fall of 2011, I was...

Join us June 7th to paddle the Middle Oconee River in Athens and discover this beautiful corridor in our community! Local paddle guide...

Drone photo by Lauren Gingerella We are thankful to Dan and Sally Coenen for helping spearhead the Middle Oconee Conservation Corridor...

Photo by Jason Thrasher ORLT has partnered with local photographer Jason Thrasher to capture the Middle Oconee River throughout the year...

Photo by Jason Thrasher The Middle Oconee River in Athens is often overlooked - we drive over it on our way to Trader Joe’s or catch a...

This Earth Day we bring you scenes from a recent visit to a conservation easement in Forsyth County. On this 55th Earth Day, we are...

Photo by Chris Lukhaup ' The Oconee burrowing crayfish ( Cambarus truncatus ) is a species of freshwater crayfish native to the Oconee...

By Marcelo Jorge PhD, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural...

Ned Yost, a former major league baseball player and manager whose love for the outdoors motivated him to place their land in a...

by Mike and Liz Conroy Mike, Liz, and Laura Conroy visiting the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires in September of 2014. Photo by Liz...

Photo by Mark Huber Your individual donations flow together– just as small creeks form the Oconee, which then converges with other rivers...

by Sammy Pickering The eastern copperhead ( Agkistrodon contortrix ), a pit viper endemic to eastern North America, is one of my favorite...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Hike & Happy Hour on Saturday! We had a beautiful day to enjoy the fall colors at Sandy and...

by Steffney Thompson Photo courtesy of the University of Georgia School of Law After serving as ORLT's Executive Director for over 20...

This protected property that maintains the rural and scenic nature of south Jackson County is located just upstream along the North...

On Saturday last week, ORLT held a Butterfly Walk at Tallassee Forest Preserve, a 310 acre property on the Middle Oconee River owned by...

by ORLT Outreach Director Theresa Pippin ORLT Board Vice Chair Roger Nielsen presenting to the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation...

by ORLT Land Steward Issac Ostrom August can be a slow time for botany. It’s too early in the summer for late season composite flowers (...

by Douglas Tallamy (2021, Timber Press Inc., Portland, OR) Katydids (pp. 106-107) Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Katy...