The Trust for Public Land - Georgia
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Credit: Joe and Monica Cook
The Trust for Public Land is working to preserve Georgia’s past—and protect its future. Land acquired by TPL helped to establish the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in the Atlanta neighborhood where the civil rights leader was born and raised.
Along the Chattahoochee River, we are conserving land to safeguard water quality and secure public access for recreation. The Atlanta Beltline Initiative is converting abandoned rail lines to trails and pathways—one more way to create green space in the communities where Georgians live, work, and play.
01/08/13: On the last day of 2012, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) purchased a critical property from The Trust for Public Land that will connect the recently opened Eastside Trail with Historic.....read more »
12/17/12: The Trust for Public Land has protected nearly 7 acres of Chattahoochee River frontage north of Helen, Ga., as an addition to the Chattahoochee National Forest. The property fronts.....read more »
11/14/12: Donna Shearer named the 25th Cox Conserves Hero...read more »
This refuge is an important link in the proposed Ocmulgee Heritage Greenway, an integrated system of scenic, historic and recreational resources along the Ocmulgee River.
In 2008, TPL purchased one of the last properties in the historic neighborhood. Located on the corner of Auburn Avenue just a few houses away from Dr. King's birth home, the property's acquisition was an important final step in preserving the neighborhood as Dr. King would have remembered it.
Take a hike, watch the wildlife, or see a living history demonstration at this historic Civil War battle site.
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