Georgia begins 10-year forest restoration at 132-acre Towaliga Preserve with data-centre partnership

A 132-acre section of one of Henry County, Georgia’s largest remaining undeveloped properties is set for a 10-year forest restoration project, with a data-centre company funding the effort as part of a broader environmental partnership. The Southern Conservation Trust (SCT) is leading the restoration at Towaliga Preserve, a 403-acre protected property in Hampton, with support from QTS Data Centres.The initiative, announced by SCT and reported by The Citizen, will focus on restoring 77 acres of degraded, early-successional forest and improving another 52 acres of mature forest through targeted removal of invasive plants. QTS's support comes through a 10-year commitment connected to Phase 2 of its Fayetteville data-centre campus and its Tree Replacement Program.From farmland to protected forestTowaliga Preserve, formerly known as Henderson Farms, covers about 403 acres and is owned and protected by the Southern Conservation Trust. The property includes oak-hickory-pine forests, mesic and bottomland hardwood forests, wetlands and streams, as well as approximately 1.5 miles of the upper Towaliga River. The landscape has not always been forested. Parts of the property were historically ...