Georgia-Alabama Land Trust

09/08/2026

Right now, millions of birds are beginning an epic journey south to their wintering grounds, but they can’t make it there in one shot. Migrating birds need safe places to land, rest, and refuel along the way.

Each piece of land that GALT protects acts as a vital rest stop along an invisible superhighway stretching across continents.

We are honored to safeguard these migrations today and dedicated to protecting more critical habitat for the journeys ahead.

09/04/2026

September is here at Weaver Cave Preserve! With the first of our fall wildflowers starting to bloom and cooler temperatures, there's no better time to hit the trails. 🥾

The preserve is open every Saturday & Sunday, 7 AM to 6:30 PM. See ya there!

09/02/2026

It's Wildlife Wednesday! Nicknamed the "American Chameleon" for its ability to change colors from green to brown, this green anole (Anolis carolinensis) was recently spotted by a GALT staff member during a site visit to one of our protected properties in Winston County, AL! 🦎

Green anoles are the U.S.'s only native anole species. Similar anole species, like the brown anole (Anolis sagrei) that compete with the green anole, have been introduced from Cuba to Florida and are slowly expanding further north into Georgia and Alabama.

Habitat like this, with dense shrubbery and lots of vertical room to climb, is exactly what the Green Anole favors, and we're proud to have a hand in protecting it for these little creatures to thrive!

08/28/2026

Register now! GALT and the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the Appraisal Institute are partnering to present a virtual seminar that addresses current legal and valuation issues associated with appraising conservation easement property types. Subject matter experts from the various facets of the conservation easement realm will provide insight into their role in the process.

This class is approved for 5 credit hours of CE by the following entities:
- Appraisers in GA, AL, LA, MS, and TN (pending in FL)
- Real Estate Agents in MS
- CPAs in AL
- Attorneys in AL

This class is approved for 4 credit hours of CE by the following entities:
- Foresters

View the agenda and register here: https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/search/conservation-easements-2026-updates-on-legal-appraisal-accounting-and-ethical-issues-c-al-ms/526496

08/27/2026

Recently Protected: 47 acres in Lee County, Alabama!

This beautiful Property is located on Loblockee Creek, not far from its confluence with Sougahatchee Creek. The Tallapoosa Basin is full of aquatic life, including a diversity of freshwater mussels, many of which are rare or federally threatened or endangered, such as the ovate clubshell, Southern clubshell, and finelined pocketbook.

This property will not only provide habitat for species of greatest conservation need within the state, but it will also aid in reducing levels of water pollutants and provide pervious surfaces for rainwater infiltration and natural groundwater recharge.

Thank you to this landowner for their commitment to conservation and for putting this beautiful property under a conservation easement with GALT.

08/21/2026

Take a look at this curious native plant, called rattlesnake master, at Weaver Cave Preserve! This drought-tolerant plant got its name because it was formerly believed to be an antidote to rattlesnake venom.

This striking plant has so many interesting features with its yucca-like leaves and dramatic spherical white flower heads. It looks nothing like its carrot relatives but is extremely valuable to pollinators and other wildlife! A long list of native bees, wasps, beetles, and flies utilize its nectar-rich flower heads, and multiple swallowtail butterfly species use the plant as a host and nectar source.

08/19/2026

That’s a wrap on Wing Night 2026!🦇✨ Thank you to our guest speaker, Jonathan Stober, for sharing his bat expertise and getting everyone excited about these remarkable creatures. As the sun set, our attendees watched approximately 12,000 bats emerge from the cave in a spectacular display lasting an hour.

If you couldn’t be there in person, you may have caught Wing Night on TV as WVTM13 featured Wing Night on the news! We’re so grateful to everyone who helped make this night so special, including our local sponsors WM Grocery and Frios Gourmet Pops for the delicious treats. Events like this wouldn't be possible with our business sponsors: PNC Bank, Rayonier, GA Power, and Thornhill Capital Management.

We already can't wait to do it all again next year!

Photos by Jeffrey Palmer

08/10/2026

Join GALT for a free webinar with Dr. Lorenza Beati, Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection and professor at Georgia Southern University, to better understand tick trends in our region and the health risks ticks can pose.

Learn about the different tick species, the diseases they may transmit, and how tick life cycles work along with practical prevention measures for coexisting with ticks.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O5MbroUBTe6m9Yidi8Vs7w

08/10/2026

Thank you to WVTM 13 for joining us at Weaver Cave Preserve for Wing Night last Friday! 🦇

Onlookers got to witness thousands of endangered gray bats filling the evening sky Friday as they emerged from an East Alabama cave to begin their nightly search for food. FULL STORY ⬇️