The City of Atlanta is expanding its Carbon Credit Program to include four newly acquired properties, preserving over 200 acres of mature forest stands throughout the City: Southwest Nature Preserve, Utoy Creek Nature Preserve, Mount Zion Nature Preserve, and South River Nature Preserve. Protecting these four preserves will have positive environmental, social, health, recreational, and long-term ecological benefits. The City has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability, climate resilience, and protected urban forests through the successful implementation of its first carbon project, the Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve Carbon Credit Program.

Scaling up the City of Atlanta’s Carbon Credit Program is a cornerstone of Atlanta’s comprehensive climate action, greenspace accessibility, and urban resilience strategy. This initiative supports the City’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the goal of providing greenspace access within a half-mile walking distance for all Atlanta residents. In partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation and the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience as well as non-profit organizations like the Conservation Fund, and other regional stakeholders, the program focuses on protecting and preserving Atlanta’s vital urban forests, reinforcing its legacy as the “City in the Trees.”

Information coming soon.

Information coming soon.