News & Press
2023
- May 22, 2023 Article – Madison-Morgan Conservancy awards scholarship to Seager Hunt, Morgan County Citizen
- May 19, 2023 Article – Madison-Morgan Conservancy expresses concern about the loss of farmland in Morgan County, Morgan County Citizen
- May 15, 2023 Article – Madison-Morgan Conservancy seeks buyer to restore Fairplay School, Morgan County Citizen
- May 9, 2023 Article – Derby Delight: Annual Derby Day event raises $60,000 for Madison-Morgan Conservancy, Morgan County Citizen
- May 8, 2023 Article – Derby Day raises $60,000 for Madison-Morgan Conservancy, Morgan County Citizen
- May 2, 2023 Article – Madison-Morgan Conservancy’s annual Derby Day debuts at newly restored Foster-Thomason-Miller House, Morgan County Citizen
- April 3, 2023 Article – Morgan County Conservancy annual dinner returns for first time since pandemic, Morgan County Citizen
- March 7, 2023 Article – Big Sandy Creek Dairy in business for more than 75 years, Morgan County Citizen
- February 27,2023 Article – Derby Day returns this May to raise money for the Madison-Morgan Conservancy, Morgan County Citizen
- January 30, 2023 Article – Conservancy kicks off clean up of historic Fairplay Schoolhouse, Morgan County Citizen
- January 23, 2023 Article – Conservancy invites community to clean up historic Fairplay School property this Saturday, Morgan County Citizen
- January 17, 2023 Article – Morgan County Conservancy to host Land Stewardship Workshop series, Morgan County Citizen
- January 10, 2023 Article – Junior Conservancy Members to improve Boys & Girls Club trail, Morgan County Citizen
2022
- October 17, 2022 Article – Land donations give shape to “Madison Greenway” trail system, Morgan County Citizen
- July 18, 2022 Article – Conservancy offering ours of historic Seedhouse in Madison, Morgan County Citizen
- June 13, 2022 Article – Derby Day was “party of the year” at Camp Boxwoods, raising $60,000 for Conservancy, Morgan County Citizen
- May 16, 2022 Article – Historic Preservation Commission announces 2022 Preservation Awards, Morgan County Citizen
- March 1, 2022 Article – Seedhouse project receives grants and EarthCraft certification, Morgan County Citizen
- February 8, 2022 Article – Conservancy asks Morgan to delay Rivian Rezoning hearings, wants conditions before any approval, Morgan County Citizen
2021
2020
- September 2020 Article – Explore Georgia Awards Tourism Project Grants to Communities Across Georgia, Explore Georgia
- May, 2020 Article – Preserving the Past for the Future, Georgia Magazine
- May 1, 2020 Article – Susan Bishop Awarded First Junior Conservancy Scholarship, Lake Oconee News
- April 23, 2020 Article – In Madison, A Revolving Fund Helps Preserve Precious Places, Association of George Land Trust Newsletter
- April/May 2020 Article – The Staying Power of Small Southern Towns – How Three Communities in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Georgia are Rewriting Their Story Lines, Garden & Gun Magazine
- March 15, 2020 Article – Why save it? Just pave it – Conservation becoming tool of choice in Morgan County, SaportaReport
- February 7, 2020 Article – City looking for ways to cut down on plastic waste, Morgan County Citizen
- January 16, 2020 Article – Madison-Morgan Conservancy Celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary, Morgan County Citizen
2019
- November 22, 2019 Article – Nolan Crossing a ‘Place in Peril’, Morgan County Citizen
- November 4, 2019 Article – Georgia family farms: Preservation efforts recognized by governor’s award, Saporta Report
- October 24, 2019 Article – Gov. Kemp applauds contributors in Arts and Humanities, Georgia.org
- June 21, 2019 Article – ‘Places In Peril’ Site Sold To Preservation Minded Buyers, The Chattanoogan.com.
- June 20, 2019 Article – Foster House Sold, Morgan County Citizen
- May 9, 2019 Article – Derby Day in Madison, Morgan County Citizen
- April 4, 2019 Article – Foster House has a Buyer, Morgan County Citizen
- January 27, 2019 Article – Why save it? Just pave it – a conservation easement at risk in Morgan County, Saporta Report.
2018
- November 20, 2018 Article, Conservancy objects to energy highway route, Morgan County Citizen
- November 8, 2018 Article, Cotton Gin Festival Draws Record Numbers, Morgan County Citizen
- October 11, 2108 Article, Competing company calls foul on pricing at solar power meeting, Morgan County Citizen
- September 13, 2018 Article, Affordable solar options discussed at meeting, Morgan County Citizen
- September 4, 2018 Article, Wilde abandon: US house inspired by Ireland’s most famous poet hides a treasure trove of secrets behind its crumbling walls, Homes & Property (UK)
- August 16, 2018, Abandoned Buildings for Sale that you can Actually Buy, Love Property
- August 10, 2018 Article, Preservation Personals: 1883 Diamond in the Rough in Madison, Georgia, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- August 10, 2018 Article, Masterpiece on Main, Lake Oconee News
- August 9, 2018 Article, Conservancy holds ‘paint out’ at historic house, Morgan County Citizen
- July 20, 2018 Article, The Foster-Thomason-Miller House, The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- July 20, 2018 Article, This Week in Atlanta Real Estate: Skyline towers, historic homes and more, Atlanta Agent Magazine
- July 20, 2018 Article, The Foster Thomason Miller House, Circa Old Houses
- July 13, 2018 Article, At $450K, can ‘the most elegant country home in Middle Georgia’ return to glory?, Curbed Atlanta
- July 13, 2018 Article, Georgia Trust seeks buyer for 1883’s ‘Most elegant country home in Middle Georgia’, Atlanta Business Chronicle
- July 12, 2018 Article, Architectural gen rescued by Madison Conservancy, AJC
- July 10, 2018 Article, Morgan County home in ‘peril’ now has a chance at restoration, Athens Banner Herald
- July 9, 2018 Article, Morgan County “Place in Peril” Protected, WUGA – University of Georgia
- May 3, 2018 Article, GA’s first countywide Conservancy blossoms this spring, Morgan County Citizen
- May 3, 2018 Article, Protecting farms, forests, and front porches for future generations, Morgan County Citizen
- April 3, 2018 Article, Derby Day Tradition, Lake Oconee Living Magazine
- March 22, 2018 Article, Miller house sold, Morgan County Citizen
- February 15, 2018 Article, Madison Council issues Arbor Day proclamation, Morgan County Citizen
- February 1, 2018 Article, Georgia Power Foundation helps fund the Junior Conservancy, Lake Oconee News
2017
- November 22, 2017 Article, Iconic horses have moved to the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Lake Oconee News
- July 5, 2017 Article, Morgan County’s New Greenprint Plan, Morgan County Citizen
- May 11, 2017 Article, Derby Day, Morgan County Citizen
- May 9, 2017 Article, Madison Derby Day 2017, blog.kimandlinlogan.com
- May, 2017 Article, Derby Day 2017 Benefiting the Madison-Morgan Conservancy, events.v103.cbslocal.com
- April 2017 Article, Madison-Morgan Conservancy Derby Day 2017, AJC.com
- April 20, 2017 Article, Celebrating Earth Day with Boys & Girls Club, farmviewmarket.com
2016
- August 17, 2016 Article, Sustainability Symposium 2016 Wrap-Up, Morgan County Citizen
- August 13, 2016 Article, Sustainability Symposium Planned for August 13, Lake Oconee News
- August 11. 2016 Article, Cultural Center, Conservancy to Hold Sustainability Symposium, Morgan County Citizen
- May 11, 2016 Article, Derby Day, Morgan County Citizen
- May 5, 2017 Article, Morgan Joins Georgia Contingent at U.S. Capitol, Lake Oconee News
- March 31, 2016 Article, Gearing up for Derby Day, Morgan County Citizen
- March 17, 2016 Article, Annual Derby Day Fundraiser to be Held at Bonar Hall, Morgan County Citizen
- March 10, 2016 Article, Conservancy presents ‘Protect and Prosper’ conference, Morgan County Citizen
- February 28, 2016 Article, Madison-Morgan Conservancy holding open house, member dinner, Morgan County Citizen
2015
- September 17, 2015 Article, Pave History and put up a parking lot?, Morgan County Citizen
- September 8, 2015 Article, Farmview Market readies for fall harvest, Lake Oconee Living – Fall 2015 Issue
- July 2015 Article, Agritourism Takes to the Road, Georgia Magazine – July 2015
- April 11, 2015 Article, Marvin Ruark, a Local Icon in the Cotton Industry, Honored, Morgan County Citizen
- April 1, 2015 Article, The Madison-Morgan Conservancy Celebrates 15 Years, Morgan County Citizen
- January 8, 2015 Article, Morgan County to Become New Ag Hub, Morgan County Citizen
2014
- 10/16/2014 Article, 2014 Conservancy Ramble to explore historic sites and the last remaining CCC Camp in Georgia, Morgan County Citizen
- 5/22/2014 Article, Farm to school program visits Morgan County schools, Morgan County Citizen
- Spring 2014 Article, Rock of Ages Balance Rock Gets Conservation Easement Protection, Lake Oconee Living Magazine
2013