Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Association of Georgia Land Trusts (AGLT) Annual Meeting on May 8! It was packed with information that we hope you and your organizations find beneficial to your work as stewards of our state’s natural resources.
A special thank you to DNR Deputy Commissioner Trevor Santos for joining us and reminding us of the shared commitment that Georgia DNR and our land trust community have in protecting our state’s natural resources. We will include his remarks here shortly.
We want to thank our presenters for sharing important updates for the land trust community. Please see links to presentations as well as additional resources below!
Welcome and Update on Georgia Conservation Tax Credit
Shane Wellendorf- Land Conservancy Director, Tall Timbers
Prescribed Burn Associations in Georgia
Ryan Mitchell – SE Private Lands Outreach, Tall Timbers
GA State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) update
Matt Elliott – Chief of Wildlife Conservation, Georgia DNR
Update from Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Sharon Swagger – Assistant State Conservationist, NRCS
The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) North Georgia grant program
Anne Flinn – Director of Land Protection, TNC
Update from Land Trust Alliance (LTA)
Ben Miles – Southeast Program Manager, LTA
Georgia Legislative Session update
Katherine Moore – President, Georgia Conservancy
Private Lands Birding Initiative
Heather Levy – Conservation Program Mgr., Birds Georgia