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At the 2026 ACF Waters Conference, a panel of GA-FIT Advisory Board members, along with representatives from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, will discuss the current status of the Lower Flint Region Habitat Conservation Plan. This discussion will be especially important in light of the current drought conditions…

In early October, the GA-FIT team and project partners submitted the final review draft of the Lower Flint Regional Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) – all 498 pages of it! The HCP provides enhanced conservation of freshwater mussels while providing regulatory assurances to the State of Georgia and…

Murray Campbell and Connie Hobbs, members of the Georgia FIT Advisory Board, are featured in a new video about the work of the Lower Flint-Ochlockonee Regional Water Planning Council.  Murray is the chair of the council, and Connie is the vice chair of the council. The council was instrumental in the development of GA-FIT.  In…

We are proud to announce that Georgia Flow Incentive Trust (GA-FIT) is included in the Georgia Water Coalition’s 2025 Clean 13 Report, which highlights extraordinary efforts by businesses, industries, local governments, non-profit organizations, and individuals to protect the water and natural resources of Georgia. During the press conference announcing the report, GA-FIT was celebrated for…

Staff from the GWPPC traveled to Atlanta to participate in a Freshwater Conservation Workshop organized by the Georgia Aquarium’s Research & Conservation team. The goal of the workshop was to develop a framework, identify partners, and establish priorities for a scalable freshwater conservation program initially working in the Flint River but eventually expanding throughout the…

Adam Graft, a member of the Georgia FIT Advisory Board, is featured in a new video about the Upper Flint Regional Water Planning Council.  Adam is the chair of the council, which has been very supportive of GA-FIT’s work in the Flint River Basin. The vice chair of the Upper Flint Council, Gordon Rogers, is…

This week, GA-FIT’s Dr. Steve Golladay talked about the mussels of the Flint River Basin with Robert Osborne, host of the The Outfall, a podcast focused on water issues. You can listen to Steve and Robert talk about the unsung heroes of our waterways and efforts in the Flint River Basin to conserve these species…

Our Project Kickoff Meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.  Participants included representatives from state and federal agencies, members of the agriculture community, policy makers, non-profit organizations, foundations, and other interested individuals. The group learned about the project plans and offered input on project implementation. Representatives were invited from the following organizations: Lower…