About Conserved Land
The Atlantic Coast Conservancy Connection
Potts Mountain Burial Ground is a project of the Atlantic Coast Conservancy, a community based non-profit (CBO) land trust whose mission is “to provide 21st Century solutions and sound scientific applications for conservation of critical natural resources in the face of a changing climate focusing on the Southeastern U.S. with specific utilization of geographic information systems applications in land conservation, ecosystems services, carbon sequestration and conservation biology.”
To date, the Jasper, Georgia-based Atlantic Coast Conservancy (ACC) has successfully conserved over one hundred thousand acres across the Southeastern U.S. through conservation easements and fee simple donation. A conservation easement is a legal encumbrance — sometimes including a transfer of usage rights — which creates an enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and a qualified land protection organization like ACC (often called a “land trust”), or a government agency (municipality, county, state, federal), for the purposes of conservation. It restricts real estate development, commercial and industrial uses, and certain other activities on a property to a mutually agreed upon level. To learn more about land conservation in Georgia and the Southeast, contact the ACC.
Protected in Perpetuity
The 1,378 acres of Potts Mountain is protected by a conservation easement in perpetuity. However, in an effort to illustrate the many Ecosystem Services available to landowners with protected property, Robert D. Keller, Ph.D., the ACC’s Chief Executive Officer, has launched several service projects designed to enhance the ecological value of the land, and bring jobs and economic benefits to Jasper and Pickens County – of which the Potts Mountain Burial Ground is one.
What makes Potts Mountain Burial Ground special:
- A natural setting on perpetually conserved land in the North Georgia Mountains
- Individuals of all faiths, identities, and backgrounds are welcome here
- Funeral services and ceremonies held here are intimate and personalized
- Family and friends are invited to be active participants, not solely attendees
Our dedicated natural burial ground is meant to be shared with the living. We encourage you book a tour of this special place in eastern Pickens County, Georgia.
