Land & Water Conservation Fund
Created by Congress in 1964, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides money to federal, state and local governments to purchase land, water and wetlands for the the benefit of all Americans. From majestic forests and snowcapped mountains, to wild rivers and stunning beaches, these acquisitions become part of your national forests.
Georgia loses 106 acres per day to development.
Let's make sure some of the most important acres become part of our National Forests!
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest officials have identified key tracts and willing sellers for taking advantage of the Land & Water Conservation Fund. Often working with partners such as Trust for Public land and the Nature Conservancy, important properties and relationships for land purchases are initiated. Unfortunately, Georgia received no LWCF funds for 2008. We're working hard to change this for 2009!
We support an LWCF allocation of $4 million in 2009. A portion of this, $1.5 million, will secure the Cedar Creek tract, an important privately owned parcel within the Oconee National Forest. Please help by learning more about our partner’s efforts by clicking the links below. Thanks to all of you who responded to our action alert.
Click here for the LWCF action alert. (Deadline is now past, but click anyway to learn more about Cedar Creek.)
Click here for a map of the Cedar Creek tract.
Click here for a fact sheet on land conservation in Georgia.