Jimmy Carter's Georgia Family Farm Acquired by The Conservation Fund

The Conservation Fund has acquired Jimmy Carter's family farm in south-west Georgia, according to The Guardian. The property covers about 2,458 acres (995 hectares) outside Plains, Georgia.

The organisation plans to open the land to the public for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation as soon as 2027. It also plans to transfer the land to Georgia's natural resources department in 2028. Under the plans, the farm would become part of the Lanahassee Creek wildlife management area, a designated area of land managed for wildlife, which would grow to nearly 7,000 acres (2,833 hectares).

The Conservation Fund describes the property as the farm where President Jimmy Carter grew up exploring. The land has long been associated with Carter's early life, and the group's plans would place it under public management rather than private ownership.

The plans described so far are proposals and timelines. The opening to the public and the transfer to the state are both expected in the coming years, with the exact steps set out by the parties involved.