Altamaha Facts - NFWF

Altamaha Facts

• Altamaha River basin drains

approximately ¼ of the State of GA

• One of three largest watersheds on

Atlantic Coast

• Water flowing into the Atlantic

Ocean from the Altamaha provides

1/6 of the freshwater input to the

South Atlantic Continental Shelf

Over 100 Rare Species in Altamaha Watershed

Arc mussel

Conservation Successes

• Landscape-

scale

• Over 150,000

acres

• Public/private

funds

• Diverse

partners

Fort Stewart/ Altamaha SGA

Important Habitat

Longleaf Pine Restoration

Partners and Supporters

• GA Department of Natural Resources

• Fort Stewart

• Townsend Bombing Range (Beaufort MCAS)

• GA Land Trust

• The Nature Conservancy

• The Longleaf Alliance

• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

• International Forest Company

• GA Forestry Commission

• The Conservation Fund

• Natural Resources Conservation Service

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• Georgia Power

• Private landowners

Questions?