The Georgia Department of Natural Resources awarded $1.6 million to acquire acreage on the Pinhoti Trail in Polk County among 12 land conservation projects across the state through the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program.

The 4.3 mile section of the 300 plus mile Pinhoti trail in Polk County stretches from Old Cedartown Road to Jackson Chapel Road.

Voters approved the program as a constitutional amendment in 2018. The $24.6 million program is funded through a sales tax on sporting goods.

Other grants awarded were

  • $1.9 million to expand Campbellton Park in Chattahoochee Hills.
  • $1.8 million to acquire additional acreage at Panola Mountain State Park in Henry and Rockdale counties.
  • $1.3 million to acquire One Mile Branch Preserve in the city of Madison
  • $1.3 million for waterway trail improvements at Stephen C. Foster State Park in Charlton County.
  • $1 million for improvements at the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Rose Hill Cemetery Connection in Macon.
  • 993,651 for habitat restoration on state lands in Walton County.
  • $808,500 to acquire the Grizzard Tract at Black Rock Mountain State Park in Rabun County.