The Numbers
Land Conservation
- 17,836 acres permanently protected by ALT conservation easements
- In 36 of Georgia’s 159 counties
- Including portions of 10 of Georgia’s 14 major watersheds
Affordable Housing
- 49 families have become first time homeowners
- 16 families are lease-purchasing homes
- 6 families rent affordable apartments on Waddell St.
- 370 low-income individuals are residents of Fourth Street Village apartments
Community Agriculture
- 12 gardens participate in ALT’s Community Garden Network
- 2 urban farms operated by ALT in Athens, GA
Honors and Awards
ALT has received recognition on the national, state and local levels:
- Earthcraft Builder of the Year, 2014
- Merit Award, from the Georgia Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for ALT’s conservation program, 2010
- National Accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (one of the first 39 accredited land trusts in the U.S.), 2008
- Magnolia Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing, Homeownership Category, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008
- Best New Development Award for Fourth Street Village, Athens Grow Green Coalition, 2008
- Preservation Award for “long-term positive impacts to the Historic Hancock Corridor,” Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2008
- Affordable Housing Multifamily Development Award for Fourth Street Village, Athens-Clarke County, 2007
- Preservation Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2005
- Community Revitalization Award for Historically Sensitive Infill, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2001
- Alec Little Award in recognition of exemplary efforts to improve the Northeast Georgia area through environmental action, 2002[hr]