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Thanks for Paddling With Us!
Photo by Laura Hall Thanks to everyone who attended Paddle to Protect last Saturday in support of our Middle Oconee Conservation Corridor...
hadrien57
4 days ago1 min read
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Middle Oconee Landowner Story: Ed Segraves
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...
hadrien57
May 152 min read
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Paddle to Protect the Middle Oconee
Join us June 7th to paddle the Middle Oconee River in Athens and discover this beautiful corridor in our community! Local paddle guide...
hadrien57
May 51 min read
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Champions of Protecting the Middle Oconee River: Dan and Sally Coenen
Drone photo by Lauren Gingerella We are thankful to Dan and Sally Coenen for helping spearhead the Middle Oconee Conservation Corridor...
hadrien57
May 51 min read
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Jason Thrasher to Photograph Seasonal Changes of Middle Oconee
Photo by Jason Thrasher ORLT has partnered with local photographer Jason Thrasher to capture the Middle Oconee River throughout the year...
hadrien57
May 51 min read
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A Return to ORLT's Roots: Conserving the Middle Oconee River
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...
hadrien57
May 52 min read
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ORLT Wishes you a Happy Earth Day!
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...
hadrien57
Apr 221 min read
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Species Spotlight: Oconee burrowing crayfish (Cambarus truncatus)
Photo by Chris Lukhaup ' The Oconee burrowing crayfish ( Cambarus truncatus ) is a species of freshwater crayfish native to the Oconee...
hadrien57
Apr 222 min read
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Fighting Chronic Wasting Disease: A Community Effort
By Marcelo Jorge PhD, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural...
hadrien57
Jan 238 min read
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Landowner Spotlight: Ned Yost's Happy Place
Ned Yost, a former major league baseball player and manager whose love for the outdoors motivated him to place their land in a...
hadrien57
Jan 212 min read
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In Honor of Laura Conroy and Her Love of Nature
by Mike and Liz Conroy Mike, Liz, and Laura Conroy visiting the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires in September of 2014. Photo by Liz...
hadrien57
Dec 26, 20241 min read
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Giving Tuesday 2024: Help Protect Rivers, Streams, Farms, and Forests in Georgia
Photo by Mark Huber Your individual donations flow together– just as small creeks form the Oconee, which then converges with other rivers...
hadrien57
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Species Spotlight: Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
by Sammy Pickering The eastern copperhead ( Agkistrodon contortrix ), a pit viper endemic to eastern North America, is one of my favorite...
hadrien57
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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ORLT 2024 Hike & Happy Hour Recap
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...
hadrien57
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Notes from the Field: Updates from Former ORLT Executive Director Steffney Thompson
by Steffney Thompson Photo courtesy of the University of Georgia School of Law After serving as ORLT's Executive Director for over 20...
hadrien57
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Next Steps to Oppose Proposed South Jackson County Quarry
This protected property that maintains the rural and scenic nature of south Jackson County is located just upstream along the North...
hadrien57
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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ORLT Butterfly Walk at Tallassee Recap
On Saturday last week, ORLT held a Butterfly Walk at Tallassee Forest Preserve, a 310 acre property on the Middle Oconee River owned by...
hadrien57
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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ORLT Speakers' Series
by ORLT Outreach Director Theresa Pippin ORLT Board Vice Chair Roger Nielsen presenting to the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation...
hadrien57
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Mushroom, Mushrooms Everywhere!
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 (...
hadrien57
Aug 20, 20244 min read
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Excerpt from “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees”
by Douglas Tallamy (2021, Timber Press Inc., Portland, OR) Katydids (pp. 106-107) Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Katy...
hadrien57
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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