Patrons of the Earth Day Celebration help achieve our mission to conserve the lands and waters on which all life

depends. Our generous patrons are also invited to the exclusive VIP Patron & Sponsor Party at Magnolia Hall

immediately preceding the main event.

NEW this year: Patrons are invited to join the Conservancy’s conservation scientists in the field!

Additional benefits of your contribution are described below:

FLINT RIVER PATRON | $5,000

• Admission for 8 guests* to

the Earth Day Celebration

• 4 invitations to the VIP

Patron and Sponsor Party

• Acknowledgement on

the event website

• Recognition in the

event invitation

• $3,800 of donation is

tax deductible

Conservation Field Trip: Chattahoochee Fall Line | Tuesday, May 16, 2017

You and a guest are invited to join Brant Slay, Chattahoochee Fall Line Conservation Manager, for a day trip on the Chattahoochee Fall Line near Columbus, Georgia. The Fall Line is Georgia’s ancient shoreline and home to many threatened and endangered species including the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise, gopher frogs, sweet pitcher plants and parrot pitcher plants. Explore the history of longleaf pine, the diversity of species, and their dependence on fire. Also, learn how a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and the Army at Fort Benning has provided conservation protection for this portion of the western Fall Line.

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Patron Levels and Benefits

The Nature Conservancy in Georgia | 23rd Annual Earth Day Celebration | 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2250 | Atlanta, GA 30303

ALTAMAHA RIVER PATRON | $10,000

• Reserved table for 10 guests*

to the Earth Day Celebration

• 10 invitations to the VIP

Patron and Sponsor Party

• Acknowledgment on

the event website

• Recognition in the

event invitation

• $8,500 of donation is

tax deductible

Conservation Field Trip: Wassaw Island | June or July 2017 (Wewillassistincoordinatingadatethatworksforyouandthescientists)

You and a guest are invited to join our Director of Marine and Freshwater Conservation, Christi Lambert, and scientists from the Caretta Research Project to experience sea turtle nesting along Georgia’s coast—an “all-nighter” like you’ve never experienced. You will be a member of the research team patrolling six miles of beach on Wassaw Island looking for turtles that have emerged from the ocean to lay their eggs. Get hands-on experience helping to measure, tag and collect egg samples. The excitement starts at about 10 pm and goes until dawn.

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Patron Levels and Benefits

The Nature Conservancy in Georgia | 23rd Annual Earth Day Celebration | 100 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2250 | Atlanta, GA 30303

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PATRON | $2,500

UPPER COOSA RIVER PATRON | $1,000

• Admission for 6 guests* to

the Earth Day Celebration

• 2 invitations to the VIP

Patron and Sponsor Party

• Acknowledgment on

the event website

• Recognition in the

event invitation

• $1,600 of donation is

tax deductible

• Admission for 4 guests* to

the Earth Day Celebration

• 2 invitations to the VIP

Patron and Sponsor Party

• Acknowledgment on

the event website

• Recognition in the

event invitation

• $400 of donation is

tax deductible

Conservation Field Trip: Camp Meeting Rock Preserve Saturday, May 6, 2017

You and a guest are invited to join Director of Stewardship and lichenologist, Malcolm Hodges, for an exclusive ecological tour of The Nature Conservancy’s Camp Meeting Rock Preserve near Newnan, Georgia, which is currently closed to the public for intensive restoration and ongoing research. This unique preserve features 110 acres of granite flatrock and is home to several rare plant species such as the endangered black-spored quillwort, the rare longleaf flower, the stonecrop plant, and the state-threatened dwarf granite stonecrop.

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Conservation Field Trip: Marshall Forest | Tuesday, May 9, 2017

You and a guest are invited to join Katie Owens, Coosa River Basin Program Director, on a guided hike through Marshall Forest near Rome, Georgia. This 301-acre preserve is one of the last stands of old-growth pine-hardwood forest in northwest Georgia. Explore over 300 species of plants and animals that call Marshall Forest home. Designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior as the first National Natural Landmark in Georgia, Marshall Forest also features the interpretive Big Pine Braille Trail.

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If you would like to be to be acknowledged as a patron on the event invitation, please send your contributions

by February 17, 2017. All gifts to The Nature Conservancy are greatly appreciated and will be acknowledged.

* PLEASE NOTE: Event tickets are not tax-deductible. If you would like to waive your benefits and make your gift fully tax deductible,

please indicate on the reply form.

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