Madison-Morgan Conservancy

05/29/2026

We are excited to announce the acquisition of 120 acres of forestland in the Hestertown community through an innovative $2 million conservation loan from The 1772 Foundation.

This project represents a forward-thinking conservation model that allows organizations to buy, protect, and ultimately transfer important conservation properties into long-term stewardship while reinvesting proceeds into future land conservation efforts.

With springs, forests, wildlife habitat, and critical water resources, the Conservancy will actively manage the property through forest restoration, prescribed fire, and conservation practices designed to protect water quality, enhance wildlife habitat, and preserve the rural character of our region. This project helps protect the natural systems our communities depend on, now and for generations to come.

This is conservation in action, and the Conservancy extends sincere gratitude to The 1772 Foundation for its leadership and partnership in advancing proactive land conservation.

04/22/2026

Our Power, Our Planet is the slogan for Earth Day 2026. It’s a reminder that real change starts in our local communities: protecting clean air, clean water, productive soils, agrarian views all for current and future generations.

Small local choices can change the world.

And while Earth Week shines a spotlight on this work, it’s not something we celebrate just once a year. It’s what we’ve been showing up for, every day, for more than 25 years.

Because when a community comes together, our collective power becomes something real and lasting. Here are just a few ways that power has shaped our world here in Morgan County:

• 6,000 acres are permanently protected in Morgan County through conservation easements
• Local, state, and national partners are happily working with the Conservancy on innovative programs like ACEP-ALE and Working Farms Fund
• The Land Trust Accreditation Commission recently accredited the Conservancy’s new land trust
• Education on land protection and stewardship is readily available to residents, landowners, and elected officials
• The Conservancy’s Endangered Properties Revolving Fund is actively saving farmland from subdivision/development and saving historic places from demolition

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the results of this community coming together.

Join us. Be part of the power that protects our planet.

04/14/2026

What a difference five years makes.

Read Why save it? Just pave it – Conservation becoming tool of choice in Morgan County by Jason Marshall for SaportaReport here.

04/10/2026

04/09/2026

A great shout out from our friends at the Saporta Report.

Read Madison-Morgan Conservancy receives prestigious national accreditation, enabling conservancy to work with more landowners by Mark Lannaman for SaportaReport here.

04/07/2026

Join Morgan County and the City of Madison for their kick off Comprehensive Plan meeting on Saturday, April 12 from 12-2 at the Morgan County Community Recreation Center.

Drop in and tell them what you THINK. Of course, WE hope you THINK about conservation!

There will be food.

Check out RootedinMorgan .com for more details about the meetings and their process.

03/31/2026

Quarter 1 recap - and it's a big one.
Fairplay School Open House, Accreditation celebration, Land Stewardship Workshop, Annual Membership Supper at Malcom's Crossroads, UNDER CONTRACT on our next Endangered Properties Revolving Fund project.

Morgan County still has a chance to avoid the sprawl rapidly changing the landscape all around us. 75% of our land is still in farms and forests. Morgan County still ranks 31st of 159 counties in GA for total agricultural production. We have one of 3 county-funded farmland protection programs in the state. And we have a culture of conservation driving many of our land use decisions.

We still have a chance to remain productive, wild, and beautiful. And Conservancy Members, Board, and Staff are pushing hard during this window of opportunity. Let's not let it close on us.

Join us to support our work - donate your time, talent, and treasure.

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03/24/2026

The Morgan County planning department and Georgia Conservancy are hard at work planning where Morgan County should conserve and where it should grow. They are having a stakeholder meeting tomorrow evening (March 25) from 5-7pm at the Morgan County Community Recreation Center.

Please attend. Please also spread the word to your neighbors, if you haven’t already. We hope those of you who understand the importance of farmland protection will show up and weigh in.

03/23/2026

Here's a chance to weigh in on the future: the GA Conservancy is hosting a town hall with the Morgan County planning department. Join them to plan the future. March 25, 5-7pm, at the Morgan County Recreation Community Center.

What would you like to see protected? Where would you like to see the inevitable growth coming to our region? Big decisions. They need Conservancy members' input.