3 public places under threat in Georgia
17 groups have them in their care
The defenders
5 groups are on the record for Georgia, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 2 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Legal · Charlottesville, VA
Filed the 2022 lawsuit against the Army Corps over wetlands decisions enabling the Twin Pines mine on behalf of four national groups, and its senior attorney chaired the Okefenokee Protection Alliance executive committee.
Fighting for Okefenokee·1 live federal case across all their work
267 staff + 43 volunteers83¢ to the workFounded 1986
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Sued the Army Corps in November 2022 over the Twin Pines project, helped found the Okefenokee Protection Alliance in 2020, and produced the 2021 documentary Sacred Waters: The Okefenokee in Peril.
Fighting for Okefenokee·2 live federal cases across all their work
11 staff + 20 volunteers61¢ to the workFounded 1975
Land Trust · Arlington, VA
Purchased the Twin Pines mine site and its mineral rights on Trail Ridge in June 2025 for about 60 million dollars, ending the mining threat to the refuge.
Fighting for Okefenokee
243 staff + 21 volunteers95¢ to the workFounded 1985
Also in the fight
Legal · Tucson, AZ
Joined the November 2022 environmental lawsuit challenging the Army Corps decisions that cleared the way for the Twin Pines mine beside the refuge.
Fighting for Okefenokee·12 live federal cases across all their work
242 staff + 19 volunteers88¢ to the workFounded 1989
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Founding member of the Okefenokee Protection Alliance and a plaintiff in the 2022 wetlands lawsuit against the Army Corps over the Twin Pines mine.
Fighting for Okefenokee·3 live federal cases across all their work
165 staff + 80 volunteers71¢ to the workFounded 1947
Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight
Friends Group · Dahlonega, GA
They work only in Georgia
Founded 2002
On the ground in Georgia
The national muscle
The places
Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.
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Threatened Lands Map5 groups on the record, 2 more likely to care, Southern Environmental Law Center with 267 staff + 43 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.
