ATLANTA - Conservation groups have purchased a swath of land in Georgia that they describe as one of the largest unprotected open space parcels along the southeast Atlantic coast. The Conservation Fund and Open Space Institute announced Friday that they had bought the 16,000-acre (65-square-kilometre) site along the Satilla River east of Woodbine. “It’s providing a tremendous opportunity for the people of Georgia to enjoy our great outdoors,” said Andrew Schock, Georgia state director at The Conservation Fund. The land near Cumberland Island — dubbed the “Ceylon property” — has several types of habitat, including salt marsh and longleaf pine forest. Sign up for our newsletters to get today's top stories, your favourite columnists and lots more in your inbox Sign Up NowThe conservation groups bought it from the investment firm, Stratford Land.

Source: thestar December 08, 2019 13:18 UTC