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Conservation easement violations suspected
Miller Pasture
The Jan and Dennis Waters Educational and Welcome Center sits on Miller Pasture land, which is a 1,400-acre conservation easement in Allenhurst. Georgia Land Trust recently informed the Liberty County Commission of possible violations of conservation easements. - photo by File photo
Georgia Land Trust staffers recently informed the Liberty County Board of Commissioners of possible violations of conservation easements, such as unauthorized timbering and trespassing on conservation lands in the county. GLT staff attorney Kat Nelson and conservation planner Drew Ruttinger spoke about the suspected violations when they updated county officials on the county’s green-space program last week. The goal for Liberty County is to conserve 43,211 acres, or 20 percent of the county, Nelson said.
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