Our Stories

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...

Thanks to everyone who attended the ORLT hike last weekend at Tallassee Forest Preserve. A very special thanks goes out to Christine...

Madeline Van Dyck has been with ORLT since the beginning. For 30 years, she has served on the board, bringing heart and determination....

This land along the North Oconee River is protected by ORLT and located just downstream of the proposed Vulcan Quarry. Just north of...

Issac Ostrum has been a volunteer with ORLT for a few years, helping with plant identification on monitoring visits and assisting with...

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...

Among our members at ORLT, we are very lucky to have many highly-knowledgeable ecologists and conservationists that help our staff with...

Oconee River Land Trust is pleased to announce Dan Crescenzo as its new Executive Director. Dan replaces Steffney Thompson, who worked...