Georgia Piedmont Land Trust
We are dedicated to land conservation in the Northern half of Georgia. It is our belief that quality of life requires exposure to plants and animals.
05/01/2022
What’s the connection between home gardeners and protecting pollinators, habitat and conservation lands? Tomorrow at noon at Gwinnett Public Library’s Garden Fest at the Grayson Branch Executive Director Carol Hassell will explain why it’s important for home gardeners to consider this and what they can do to help.
02/21/2020
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02/19/2020
At the January Kistner Center Garden Workday gardeners were rewarded with some early bloomers as seen in the beautiful montage taken by Gwinnett Master Gardener, Lori Prosser. Thanks for sharing Lori!
02/16/2020
On Feb. 7 GPLT board members, Rebecca Spitler & Dale Higdon, attended the Revolutionary Days celebration in Wilkes County commemorating the Revolutionary War battle at Kettle Creek on Feb. 14 1779. GPLT is a conservation partner in this important battlefield.
GPLT Pursues Renewal of Accreditation in 2020. For details visit our website at www.gplt.org
04/26/2019
Healthy lands support ecosystems that help slow the rush of floodwaters and allow soils to absorb excess rainwater.
04/23/2019
Board member Dale Higdon hosted a work day on March 27th at the 1st GPLT Hybrid American Chestnut orchard. Thank you to the our outstanding work crew Hank Ohme, Suzy Downing and Frank Steurer.
04/18/2019
On March 14 GPLT Executive Director Carol Hassell presented to the Conservation Biology class at Georgia Gwinnett College. This is part of the outreach and education program that GPLT delivers to interested groups in our service area.
04/13/2019
On March 6 Executive Director, Carol Hassell, and board members, Rebecca Spitler and Dale Higdon, were joined by historian Robert Jenkins on a walk of a property owned by GPLT that contains part of an historic battlefield.
04/09/2019
On March 19 GPLT attended the second of 3 branding meetings. Kaizen Collaborative, the creative organization guiding the group through the process and creating the designs, presented the top 4 names selected by the group for continued consideration and several logo designs. Additionally, recommendations for signage and other park amenities were presented.
04/03/2019
Thank you Suwanee Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the City of Sugar Hill Historical Preservation Society and the Gwinnett County Historical Preservation Society for your time and hard work clearing and maintaining the historic cemetery GPLT serves as Trustee for.
03/31/2019
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03/03/2019
GPLT attended Revolutionary Days to celebrate the continental victory at Kettle Creek in Wilkes County.
03/03/2019
GPLT participated in the first of 4 meetings as a member of the stakeholder group involved in branding and design standards for an iconic historic and recreational property at Rocky Face Ridge in Whitfield County
02/28/2019
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A glance back at 2018 - GPLT partners with a private land owner to protect a spring that has been designated as an environmentally sensitive property by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and has historical significance.
02/24/2019
A glance back at 2018 - GPLT Awarded Conservation Organization of the Year by the GA Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
02/23/2019
A glance back at 2018 - GPLT planted a 2nd Hybrid American Chestnut Orchard.
02/22/2019
A glance back at 2018 - GPLT partners with the American Battlefield Trust & Wilkes County to protect a historic Revolutionary War Battlefield.
02/22/2019
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Did you know - with all the leaves gone December is a great time to prune short stubs and dead limbs from trees? https://t.co/kzx9dIcfyq
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Did you know – moss doesn’t have roots, flowers, fruits, or seeds and doesn't present a danger to other plants? More info at .org. https://t.co/7wDOq1J5vY
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Did you know – that grayish green crusty or scaly looking growth on that tree might be lichen? More info at .org. https://t.co/UtChc7Va83
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Did you know – the tree that displays copper leaves through the winter is an American Beech, a Georgia native? More info at .org. https://t.co/HDl4AKmwPi
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Did you know – the Eastern Red Cedar, a Georgia native, is not a true cedar but a member of the juniper family? More info at .org. https://t.co/9IfxNsTLVX
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Did you know – those scales on that tree might just be tree bracket or shelf fungus? More at .org https://t.co/T7waa99kQj
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Did you know – GPLT Board Member, Dale Higdon, honored with Conservation Award by Daughters of the American Revolution? More at .org. https://t.co/RCP9YQYTbj
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20 Years and Counting of Land Protection (1998 - Present)
It all started 20 years ago when a group of Gwinnett County residents formed the Gwinnett Open Land Trust, GOLT, with the specific objective of protecting both open and greenspace, and the river corridors in the county. At a time when Gwinnett County was recognized as the fastest growing county in the nation and development was running rampant. GOLT was the first land conservation organization to be founded specifically for the purpose of identifying and protecting land within Gwinnett County.
At the time, founding member and current Executive Director Carol Hassell stated: "As development intensifies in the county, so does concern about tree cutting, river quality and preserving land in a way that enhances quality of life. It's important to provide a means of protecting some land before it's too late."
In 1999 GOLT put its first property of 13 acres under protection. In 2003 GOLT was approached by a landowner in a neighboring county to protect their property becoming the first non-Gwinnett property placed under protection.
By 2009 GOLT had about 615 acres under protection in Gwinnett and about 255 acres protected in 4 other counties. The board realized it was time for a name change to better reflect the expanded service area and officially became the Georgia Piedmont Land Trust, GPLT, servicing the northern half of Georgia.
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