Our Stories

Last month, several of our staff members attended the yearly Association of Georgia Land Trusts (AGLT) meeting generously hosted by the...

by Issac Ostrom Last year in the spring while I was still a volunteer with Oconee River Land Trust (ORLT), then Stewardship Director Dan...

This past February, the EPA adopted a revision of the Clean Air Act which lowers the permissible atmospheric particulate matter (PM) by...

by Dan Crescenzo Ninety-three percent of land in the state of Georgia is privately owned, as is most land east of the Mississippi River....

by Dan Crescenzo A few weeks ago I attended a workshop on wetlands protection hosted by UGA’s Land Conservation Clinic and the UGA River...

by Hadrien Turner Another early summer, and another Meriwether County conservation easement monitor trip in the books. While being out on...

Al and Kathy Parker on their conservation easement in Athens-Clarke County. If you have joined us on an ORLT member's hike, chances are...

With 30 Years of protecting beautiful waterways, forests, and farms ORLT has a lot to celebrate this Earth Day: To date, we have...

We say thumbs down to invasive species! Photo by Sarah Evans. On February 17th, ORLT members, staff, and volunteers met at the Orange...

Join Oconee River Land Trust (ORLT) for an herbicide free invasive species removal and nature hike at the 100-acre, permanently protected...

Sam Breyfogle has been a forest manager for most of his career. For many years early in his career, he worked as a corporate forester in...

As we reflect on our 30th Anniversary, we are thankful for the individuals who have supported our work over the years. Whether you have...

Sammy Pickering joined ORLT as a Land Steward in 2022 to help monitor properties around Georgia. Land that is protected by a conservation...

Liz French, a STEAM Coordinator with the Jefferson City Schools, offers our next story about protected land that is utilized by the...

by Hadrien Turner Dr. Flint in front of one of the two American Chestnut Society orchards on his property. Dr. Austin Flint, a...

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...

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...

by Hans Neuhauser Chris Canalos was a man of pixels and polygons. For close to thirty years, Chris was a specialist in Geographic...

A huge thanks to everyone who came to the Oconee River Land Trust’s 30th Anniversary celebration last Sunday. An extra special thanks...

Photo by Lee Shearer Thanks to Flagpole for highlighting the harm to water quality and wildlife that the new proposed Vulcan quarry in...