Dear NGLT friends and supporters:
North Georgia Land Trust has a lot of news to report. We anticipate several big announcements coming soon — as a result of plenty of roll-up-the-sleeves hard work by our trustees, donors and many supporters. So please stay tuned!
In the meantime, we are reaching out with a thank-you as well as a brief update of our successes in recent months:
Marketing, Outreach and Pending Announcements
We have already conducted over 4,000 mailings to landowners owning more than 50 acres in Hall, Habersham and Jackson counties. White, Lumpkin and Dawson are next. These letters highlight our organization and how landowners can benefit from donating their land outright or by establishing a conservation easement to retain specific personal uses such as farming, hunting, or future residences.
Work is well underway with a new NorthGeorgiaLandTrust.org website loaded with much more information and ways that people can help expand our mission. The new site, which we will officially roll out in the next week or two, replaces our scrolling site that we’ve simply outgrown.
Speaking of our website, traffic from hundreds of new visitors continues to increase each month, validating this region’s strong interest in protecting our beautiful green space areas for coming generations.
Word of mouth has been another public relations strategy with over a hundred one-on-one meetings with landowners, local governments, donors (both individual and corporate), and local media.
Our social media presence continues to grow with several hundred followers on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. If you haven’t done so, please look us up and follow our pages. This strategy has also been key in building our website traffic.
Our founder, Brent Hoffman, and other board members have made numerous public presentations to local civic clubs, churches, local governments, chambers of commerce, and green space committees. If you are interested in a presentation to your organization, please don’t hesitate to contact us (visit our website for contact info).
‘Groundwork’ is paying dividends
All of this “groundwork” is definitely paying off. While we cannot disclose details yet, we have close to 10 greenspace-related properties currently under consideration for land donation and/or conservation agreements. These entities are all under a due-diligence period – with prospective landowners as well as our own board – which will take several months before we can sign agreements and officially make announcements.
It’s an exciting time for the North Georgia Land Trust and all who love this beautiful region and want to protect and balance our quality of life with economic development.
Thank you for your current and future support. Please keep talking us up and consider joining our organization as a member and regular monthly contributor. Visit NorthGeorgiaLandTrust.org for more details.
Who We Are
The North Georgia Land Trust works with willing landowners to forever preserve their property through donation of land or placement of conservation agreement/easements. Through its protection of watersheds, vistas, farmland, and other natural habitats, the land trust enhances quality of life while providing economic benefits to communities and future generations of the North Georgia region.
