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Our Mission
The Athens Land Trust’s (ALT) mission is to promote quality of life through integration of community and the natural environment by preserving land, creating energy-efficient and affordable housing, and revitalizing neighborhoods. With 585 acres in Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties protected under conservation easement, another 500 acres in process and over 100 affordable housing units, the ALT is producing visible results.
| We support our mission through memberships, grants, donations, and fundraising events such as the Spirit of the Land art sale and wine tasting and now the Harvest Moon Dinner. |
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On Saturday, September 13, the Athens Land Trust is hosting the First Annual Harvest Moon Dinner with award winning Hugh Acheson (Five & Ten, The National) serving as our inaugural chef. Hugh will be preparing a four-course, family-style meal for 100 guests in the pecan grove at the Breedlove-Powers Farm, a fourth generation working farm in Oconee County protected in perpetuity under an ALT conservation easement.
Besides the obvious goal of raising needed operating funds, the Harvest Moon Dinner is conceived as an opportunity to further the ALT mission by allowing the community to celebrate our accomplishments while dining upon the finest regional cuisine, served amid the conserved landscapes that help provide our table.
We invite you to join us in a celebration of the land with delicious food and wine in a beautiful setting as the Harvest Moon rises beyond the trees. We hope that you will take the opportunity to enjoy this special evening meal with us. |
Land Recently Protected by ALT
By December 31, 2007, ALT had completed conservation easements protecting 188 acres of working farmland in Oconee County, 50 acres in Oconee County and 13 acres along the North Oconee River in Athens-Clarke County.
ALT Recognized for Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation Efforts
ALT received three awards this spring for our work!
- 2007 Affordable Housing Award for Multifamily Development from the Athens-Clarke County Department of Human and Economic Development, recognizing Fourth Street Village
- Best New Development of 2007 Award from Athens Grow Green Coalition for Fourth Street Village
- 2008 Preservation Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for long-term positive impacts to the Historic Hancock Corridor
- The Athens Land Trust is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1994 with the dual goals of land preservation and affordable, energy efficient housing. ALT believes in a holistic approach to sustainable development that addresses environmental, economic and community needs.
- ALT builds affordable houses for low to moderate income families and permanently protects important green space in the Athens-Clarke County Area through its Affordable Housing and Land Conservation Programs.
- Your support is critical to our continuance. Become a member and receive the Athens Land Trust Newsletter (US Mail) or request a sample copy
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