Author Archives: The Conservation Fund

By Krisztian Varsa  Since launching in 2021, the Georgia Farms Fund has successfully secured more than 1,000 acres of farmland across 10 farms in Georgia, all within 60 miles of Atlanta . This significant accomplishment has directly supported more than 20 small farm business owners, marking a significant contribution to the local agricultural community. In […]

Article written by Phillip Howard Video by Marika Gray Taylor The stories of our nation’s Civil Rights heroes run deep through the city of Atlanta and across the South. But we seldom get to hear those stories straight from the heroes themselves. Atlanta resident, Mr. Charles Person, along with Dr. Bernard Lafayette, are two such […]

By Hannah Palmer Each year, I’m overwhelmed by the dedication of our community and the growth of our “Finding the Flint” Earth Day clean-up. What started with a dozen people in 2018 has snowballed into our biggest volunteer event of the year, drawing over 100 employees from the world’s busiest airport out to experience and […]

By Roberta Moore, The Conservation Fund Jake’s Woods in Clinton, Georgia is a little-known treasure just an hour and a half southeast of Atlanta. Anyone who loves nature, biodiversity, and outdoor recreation, or recognizes the importance of historic preservation, should be excited about its recent protection. The 28-acre Jake’s Woods property is a multifaceted hidden […]

By West Atlanta Watershed Alliance February is Black History Month, a month-long celebration and recognition of the accomplishments and the critical role that Black Americans have played in founding and shaping the United States. First celebrated as “Negro History Week” in 1926, Black History Month was founded by historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse […]

By The Conservation Fund Did you know over 40% of farmland in the U.S. is rented? In a survey by the National Young Farmers Coalition, young farmers reported that buying affordable farmland is their top challenge in 2022. Farmland has become an attractive asset for national and international investors, driving the national average of farmland […]

The former Chattahoochee Brick Company site holds both environmental and historic importance, and we’re proud to have helped secure its protection. We could not accomplish this or any of our important conservation projects across the city without working in partnership with organizations and passionate individuals. Meet an Atlanta native and community champion we partnered with […]

By Stacy Funderburke Atlanta rose in the ranks from 49th to 27th on the Trust for Public Land’s 2022 ParkScore Index®— the most complete and in-depth ranking of parks in our nation’s 100 largest cities. The rise is largely due to the recent increase of acres conserved for parks and greenspace in the last year. […]

By Shannon Lee  Over the last 15 years, U-Haul and its customers have supported The Conservation Fund’s conservation efforts across the country, including key forests along the Georgia coast and local parks in the heart of Atlanta. The Bullard Creek Wildlife Management Area, a 14,200– acre coastal forest, is home to the gopher tortoise— a […]

From Atlanta to Rural Maryland, learn about how African Americans have shaped America’s landscape.  By: Kelsi Eccles  Since 1985, The Conservation Fund has actively worked with partners to secure over 8.5 million acres of land to provide environmental, community and economic benefits. Those acres also include spaces that are culturally significant to Black history and […]

By Shannon Lee  One year ago, in January 2021, The Conservation Fund launched the Working Farms Fund, a new program piloted in metro-Atlanta. This innovative program is conserving high value farmland under threat of development and urban sprawl, while also supporting diverse, next-generation farmers, and growing a more healthy and sustainable local food system. After […]

By: Stacy Funderburke Finding the Flint is an ambitious initiative to restore Georgia’s Flint River near its headwaters at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport, and connect headwaters communities and a variety of partners and funders to larger landscape scale conservation downstream. Our Finding the Flint Coordinator, Hannah Palmer, is an incredible champion […]

The Conservation Fund works on behalf of city and county partners to purchase land for parks, greenspaces, and trails that will be permanently protected for public use and environmental sustainability. We have protected greenspace as a foundational component of bettering the quality of life for every Atlantan and provided grant funding to support equitable development of parks in partnership with non-profits […]