Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia
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The Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia (MCTGA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit land trust
that promotes land protection, collaborative partnerships and education in order to conserve natural resources, especially the mountains and foothills of North Georgia, founded in 1991.
It has since been accredited by the Land Trust Alliance
's Accreditation Commission in 2008. Its headquarters are in Jasper, Georgia
, and it has a permanent protection of approximately 1500 acres (6.1 km²).
Land trust
There are two distinct definitions of a land trust:* a private, nonprofit organization that, as all or part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisition, or by its stewardship of such land or easements; or* an agreement...
that promotes land protection, collaborative partnerships and education in order to conserve natural resources, especially the mountains and foothills of North Georgia, founded in 1991.
It has since been accredited by the Land Trust Alliance
Land Trust Alliance
The Land Trust Alliance, originally formed in 1982 as the Land Trust Exchange, is a national conservation organization representing more than 1,700 land trusts across the United States...
's Accreditation Commission in 2008. Its headquarters are in Jasper, Georgia
Jasper, Georgia
Jasper is a city in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Pickens County...
, and it has a permanent protection of approximately 1500 acres (6.1 km²).