SE Trust Acquires Seed Lake Nature Preserve

ATLANTA, GA (August 14, 2024) – Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land (SE Trust), a non-profit which acquires and stewards land for conservation, recreation, and community, is proud to announce the acquisition of Seed Lake Nature Preserve in Rabun County, Georgia. The preserve shares boundaries with Seed Lake and Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. SE Trust will perpetually protect and care for this beautiful mountain forestland. It will always be natural land that is available for public use for the quiet enjoyment of nature.

This 63-acre property was initially acquired and conserved in by Southeast Land Preservation Trust ( www.slpt.org ). SLPT protected and cared for the site for many years. In 2024 the boards of directors for Southeast Land Preservation Trust and SE Trust each agreed that Seed Lake Nature Preserve would benefit from inclusion in SE Trust’s nature preserve program and a transfer of ownership occurred in August 2024.

“We are grateful for Southeast Land Preservation Trust’s foresight in acquiring this land and we are honored to be entrusted to protect and steward it” said Bill Jones, Executive Director, SE Trust. “This nature preserve is a pristine example of Georgia mountain land and will just get prettier as it is perpetually allowed to remain natural.”

About Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land

Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land (SE Trust) formed in 2012 with the mission of acquiring and developing land for the benefits for conservation, recreation, and community. Since then, the non-profit has acquired and activated thousands of acres of land across dozens of properties in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. It’s volunteer board of directors and staff create public parks and undertake environmental stewardship projects to provide the benefits of scenic open space, free public recreation, wildlife habitat, forest restoration, and storm water mitigation. In 2023 SE Trust planted 200,000 longleaf pine seedlings on its protected lands. For more information, visit: www.stpal.org.