Our Stories

We are so grateful to our Oconee River Land Trust members for their support. Members directly help us protect and steward 200 miles of...

Photo by Roger Nielsen Thanks to everyone who came out for our monitoring hike at Tallassee Forest Nature Preserve on Saturday! We had a...

By Dr. JT Pynne, Wildlife Biologist. Photo by JT Pynne Forest Fire Introduction When most people think of fire on the landscape, they...

When it comes to climate change and environmental loss, it can be difficult not to get so bogged down and frazzled that we don't know...

photos by Davis Gabriel What a great member hike and happy hour on the North Oconee River on Sunday March 13. We enjoyed a warm spring...

Community. Conversation. Philanthropy. is a philanthropy discussion series for donor-advised fundholders of the Athens Area Community...

by Kathy Parker Northern Bobwhite, Photo by Richard Hall “Bob-WHITE! Bob-WHITE!” That’s the cheerful greeting George and Beth Thornton...

by Dan Crescenzo While visiting one of Oconee River Land Trust’s conservation easements in Newton County this year, I was struck by the...

by Laura Hall Fish weirs were built by the Cherokee people by piling rocks and boulders across the river in a distinctive V shape. They...

by Laura Hall Friends came together to preserve this land along the Middle Oconee River. The sandy river bluffs are full of native...

by Larry Dendy Larry and Kay Hess stand on a sloping hillside gazing quietly at the surrounding early-April landscape. Tiny green leaves...

Oconee River Land Trust recently had the pleasure of working with volunteer drone operator Jason Hedrick to film two of their easements....

by Cassidy Lord, Coordinator, Oconee River Watershed Partnership Photo: North Oconee River by Mike Lord The location of the University of...

by Walt Cook Walt Cook is a founding board member of ORLT who served on the board for 26 years and donated ORLT’s first conservation...

by Dan Crescenzo Opinions about beavers vary widely. For many people the thought of beavers conjures up images of cute, animated animals...

Article by Ryan Woods, originally published by Athensmade & Rigmarole Digital Agency In the highlands of Hall County lie headwaters that...

For nearly 20 years, Athens Clarke County has worked diligently towards its goal of protecting 20% of Athens Clarke County as greenspace....

Every other year, Oconee River Land Trust hosts a benefit concert to support its conservation mission. While we couldn't host the concert...

Guest post by Rachel Gaffney Best Ways To Preserve Nature While Hiking Hiking is quickly becoming one of the most popular outdoor...

By Denise Horton and ORLT Staff Jennifer Lytle began joining her attorney father at the office when she was just 4 years old and was...