Upcoming Events
Webinar: Pond Management
Join the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust for a free webinar on pond management in the Southeast! Presented by Rusty Wright, this session will highlight effective strategies for controlling weeds.
Cave Tour
Join us for our annual Cave Tour through the Weaver Cave Complex! Tours will feature information on the history of the cave complex, ecology of the species that inhabit it, and basic caving good practices.
Recommended donation of $5 a person.
Please review the details of the Simple and Complex tour before registering! There is also an option to add a cave-mapping demonstration to your simple or complex tour.
Simple Tour
Duration: 45 min - 1 hour
Requires bending & high steps while walking through accessible passages of Weaver Cave.
Recommended for ages 8+
What to bring/wear:
Helmet (required to enter)
Headlamp
Closed-toe walking shoes/hiking boots
Gloves
Durable clothing you don’t mind getting dirty
Camera (optional)
Complex Tour
Duration: 3-4 hours
Requires descending using a rope, crawling, squeezing, bending, high steps, ducking, and other maneuvers through the narrow, dark passages of Weaver & Lady Cave.
Recommended for ages 12+
What to bring/wear:
Helmet (required to enter)
Headlamp
Closed-toe walking shoes/hiking boots
Durable clothing you don’t mind getting dirty
Gloves (optional)
Water and something to hold it i.e. fanny pack, small backpack, camel back (optional)
Knee & elbow pads (optional)
Camera (optional)
Virtual Continuing Education Class
Conservation Easements: 2025 Updates on Legal, Appraisal, Accounting, and Ethical Issues
The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust and the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the Appraisal Institute are partnering to present a virtual seminar that addresses current legal and valuation issues associated with appraising conservation easement property types. Subject matter experts from the various facets of the conservation easement realm will provide insight into their role in the process.
This course is approved for 5 hours of CE by the following entities:
Appraisers in AL, MS, GA, LA & TN.
Real Estate Agents in MS
Accountants in Alabama
Lawyers in Alabama
This course is approved for 4 hours of CE by the following entities:
Foresters in all 50 states
Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Introductions and Housekeeping
Moderator: Katherine Eddins, Executive Director @ Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
9:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conservation Easement Refresher in 2025
Katherine Eddins, Executive Director, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
10:25 AM ‐ 10:35 AM Break
10:35 AM ‐ 11:50 AM Conservation Easement Caselaw and Trends
Hal Robinson, Army-REPI Program & Director of Legal Affairs @ Georgia-Alabama Land Trust
11:50 AM – 12:20 PM Lunch Break
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM Substantiating the Donated Gift Value for Income Tax Purposes
George Petkovich, MAI, CCIM, Principal @ Pritchett, Ball & Wise, Inc.
1:10 PM Break
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM Substantiating the Donated Gift Value for Income Tax Purposes (cont'd)
George Petkovich, MAI, CCIM, Principal @ Pritchett, Ball & Wise, Inc.
2:10 PM Conclusion