30 Stories for 30 Years: The Surprise and Marvel You Can Find in Nature’s Beauty
Sammy Pickering joined ORLT as a Land Steward in 2022 to help monitor properties around Georgia. Land that is protected by a conservation...
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hadrien57
- Nov 17
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: Encourage a Love for Our Beautiful Local Lands
Liz French, a STEAM Coordinator with the Jefferson City Schools, offers our next story about protected land that is utilized by the...
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steffney6
- Nov 8
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: Just Being Here
by Hadrien Turner Dr. Flint in front of one of the two American Chestnut Society orchards on his property. Dr. Austin Flint, a...
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hadrien57
- Oct 27
- 2 min
Fall Migration Bird Hike Recap
by Sarah Evans Despite a few close calls, we’re proud to report there were no Joro run-ins on our hike last Thursday! Ed Maioriello of...
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hadrien57
- Oct 24
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: ORLT Played a Pivotal Role
We are thankful to live in a university town and for the many UGA interns and volunteers we’ve had over the years. While completing his...
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hadrien57
- Oct 17
- 2 min
A Tribute to Chris Canalos
by Hans Neuhauser Chris Canalos was a man of pixels and polygons. For close to thirty years, Chris was a specialist in Geographic...
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hadrien57
- Oct 13
- 2 min
ORLT 30th Anniversary Celebration Recap and Photos
A huge thanks to everyone who came to the Oconee River Land Trust’s 30th Anniversary celebration last Sunday. An extra special thanks...
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hadrien57
- Oct 2
- 1 min
"Proposed Rock Quarry Could Harm Wildlife and Water Quality"
Photo by Lee Shearer Thanks to Flagpole for highlighting the harm to water quality and wildlife that the new proposed Vulcan quarry in...
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hadrien57
- Sep 29
- 1 min
Turtles at Tallassee Hike Recap
Thanks to everyone who attended the ORLT hike last weekend at Tallassee Forest Preserve. A very special thanks goes out to Christine...
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hadrien57
- Sep 28
- 3 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: My Permanent Love of the Land
Madeline Van Dyck has been with ORLT since the beginning. For 30 years, she has served on the board, bringing heart and determination....
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hadrien57
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Proposed Vulcan Quarry Threatens Two ORLT Easements
This land along the North Oconee River is protected by ORLT and located just downstream of the proposed Vulcan Quarry. Just north of...
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hadrien57
- Sep 15
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: A Passion for Plants
Issac Ostrum has been a volunteer with ORLT for a few years, helping with plant identification on monitoring visits and assisting with...
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steffney6
- Aug 29
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: If I Value Natural Spaces, I’m Obligated to Help Save Them
Larry Dendy became a member of ORLT shortly after its founding and served on the board of directors for 25 years. While Larry has moved...
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steffney6
- Aug 21
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: Our Best Hope for Protecting Species and Landscapes
Among our members at ORLT, we are very lucky to have many highly-knowledgeable ecologists and conservationists that help our staff with...
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steffney6
- Aug 8
- 2 min
ORLT Welcomes New Executive Director
Oconee River Land Trust is pleased to announce Dan Crescenzo as its new Executive Director. Dan replaces Steffney Thompson, who worked...
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steffney6
- Aug 2
- 2 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: Hawks Own the Pasture
Smith Wilson and Dianne Penny placed their scenic farm on Morton Road in a conservation easement in 2017. This fall, our 30th Anniversary...
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steffney6
- Jul 7
- 1 min
30 Stories for 30 Years: An Impulse to Help Protect Undeveloped Land
Roger Nielsen, ORLT's current secretary, has served on the board since 2013. Roger Nielsen joined the ORLT board in 2013 and currently...
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steffney6
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Memories of 30 years of ORLT
An excerpt, by Madeline Van Dyck My entire childhood, at least the times between duty stations, was spent dreaming out the windows as we...
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steffney6
- Jun 20
- 1 min
ORLT in the Beginning
by Hans Neuhauser It all started over a couple of beers. In 1992, Rand Wentworth, the Georgia Director for the Trust for Public Land (and...
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steffney6
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Notes from the Field
by Laura Hall In March, I met the Savage family who recently purchased 39 acres in Oglethorpe County protected by a conservation easement...
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