Georgia

A young family walking along the path at Historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo credit: Christopher T. Martin

The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 25,000 acres as open space, historic sites and urban parks across the state. From the mountains to the coast to the banks of the Chattahoochee River, our Georgia office has been protecting land for more than 25 years. Over that time, The Trust for Public Land has enabled tens of thousands of Georgians to be within walking distance of a park, trail or greenspace.

While we have completed hundreds of projects all across Georgia, we are most proud of our work in 4 areas: The Atlanta BeltLine, The Chattahoochee River, The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site and our newest project, Cook Park.

Local offices

State Director, Georgia and Alabama

George Dusenbury

600 West Peachtree Street Northwest, #1840 | Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Phone: (404) 873-7306 x264 | Email Address: George.Dusenbury@tpl.org

Atlanta

600 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1840 | Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Phone: (404) 873-7306 | Email Address: georgia@tpl.org

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A Celebration of Land, Water - And Early Visionaries and Advocates

Highlighted Projects:

Photo of a man paddling his canoe full of gear down the Chattahoochee River, GA

Chattahoochee River Greenway

For more than 25 years, The Trust for Public Land has led the effort to create a continuous greenway along the Chattahoochee, from Helen to Columbus. Through these efforts, we have helped preserve more than 18,000 acres of land and 80 miles of riverfront for public use. Nearly 3 million people visit the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area each year to fish, hike, paddle and enjoy Georgia’s most famous river.

Cook Park

In 2002, a torrential flood descended on Atlanta's historic Vine City and English Avenue communities. In its aftermath, 160 families lost their homes. While the City worked to relocate those impacted by the flood, the land where they once lived lay vacant. Flooding has continued to plague the communities, which also suffer from polluted runoff and sewer overflows.

Atlanta Beltline

The Atlanta Beltline project—a 22 mile loop of historic railroad that circles downtown and midtown Atlanta—connects 45 diverse neighborhoods, including many of the city's most underserved by parks, and provides an extraordinary opportunity to link parks, trails, and transit to foster more livable communities.

Bellwood Quarry/Westside Park

TPL preserved a 10-acre property at the entrance of Bellwood Quarry, which will be a new 300-acre park along Atlanta's Beltline.

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

One of Georgia's premiere stopping spots for migratory ducks and other waterfowl, the refuge is also home to bald eagles, black bears, and alligators. And as a planned link in Macon's Ocmulgee Heritage Greenway, the refuge will increasingly welcome human visitors.

Boulevard Crossing Park

Boulevard Crossing Park was the first fully assembled new park along the Atlanta BeltLine.

Chattahoochee River Greenway

Chattahoochee Valley Blueway

The Trust for Public Land is working with cities along the Chattahoochee River to create a paddling trail along a 52-mile stretch that will help establish the area as destination for recreation and ecotourism.

Cleopas R. Johnson Park

The Trust for Public Land worked with local advocacy groups to bring new life to this four-acre park by finding ways to fund an improved design.

Cook Park

Cumberland Island

On Georgia’s largest undeveloped barrier island, The Trust for Public Land has conserved more than 2,000 acres for the Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Enota Park

Enota Park will connect the Westview neighborhood to the Atlanta BeltLine.

Fort King George

Fort King George is a window into Georgia's past, cherished by the local community and historic preservation enthusiasts nationwide.

Hardman Farm

Hardman family members approached The Georgia Trust and The Trust for Public Land with the proposal to donate the property so that it could be conserved and protected from the development.

Historic Fourth Ward Park

This 35-acre park is one of many projects TPL has completed for the BeltLine, a developing 22-mile corridor of parks, trails, and transit encircling downtown Atlanta.

Hyde Farm

The Hyde family bought this farm on the Chattahoochee River in the 1920s, and J.C. Hyde, the last of the family, farmed it until he was in his 90s, plowing by hand with the assistance of his stalwart mule, Nell, even as the land around the farm was consumed by urban sprawl.