Broxton Rocks
Sandstone Outcrop

The Expansion of The Nature Conservancy's Broxton Rocks Preserve

A Call for Support

Broxton Rocks is located in Coffee County, Ga., just south of Douglas, and contains the largest and most dramatic outcrops of ancient sandstone called "Altamaha Grit" found anywhere on the coastal plain of the southeastern United States. Its unusual landscape of rolling pine woodlands, pitcher plant seepage bogs, and sandstone outcrops offers a rare glimpse into what the region's natural landscape resembled hundreds of years ago. The diversity of wildlife and plant life is unlike that anywhere in Georgia and includes the iridescent indigo snake, ancient gopher tortoise, migratory birds and 529 species of plants, of which 22 are considered rare.

This is the type of place that The Nature Conservancy exists to protect.  We have an opportunity to acquire an additional 785 acres, doubling the size of the preserve.  The cost is $1.25 million and we need your help to make it happen!

In 1992, The Nature Conservancy acquired a core portion of the "Rocks."  Since that time, 778 acres have been purchased and 2,272 acres have been protected by voluntary agreements with local landowners.  The 778 acres currently protected includes only the most sensitive part of this ecosystem, and alone, they are not capable of sustaining the large complement of species that occur at Broxton Rocks.

The 785-acre tract includes portions of intact old-growth longleaf pine and wiregrass communities.  These habitats contain several rare and endangered animals that require more space to remain viable: the gopher tortoise, indigo snake and Bachman sparrow. These tracts also harbor the green-fly orchid, rare azaleas and recently discovered ferns and the rare Georgia plume. 

Expansion of the preserve offers the greatest opportunity not only to protect the fragile landscape, but to also enhance its value to the community, to the state, to our country.

Saving this last great place depends on the financial support of our many partners: businesses, organizations, individuals, government and most importantly - our loyal members.

We invite you to consider a contribution to Broxton Rocks.  Your support will be a lasting testament to protecting one of Georgia's last great places, forever. 

Please help us save this special place by making a contribution to the purchase of the Broxton Rocks addition! 

Please contact:
Barbara Horwitz, major gifts and planned giving officer
404-873-7979 ext. 225

Or send your gift directly to the Georgia Field Office at:
The Nature Conservancy
1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 410
Atlanta, GA  30309

Thank you for your help!