Rolling Stone’s Chuck Leavell to help launch Georgia’s newest land trust east of Atlanta
Rolling Stone’s Chuck Leavell to help launch Georgia’s newest land trust east of Atlanta.
September 13, 2025 | 8pm | @ historic Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Auditorium | Madison, GA
Chuck Leavell understands the importance of land conservation. He and his wife, Rose Lane, even permanently protected hundreds of acres of their family farm. Now he’s helping support the Madison-Morgan Conservancy expand into Georgia’s newest land trust to increase the pace of this kind of permanent land protection in Georgia.
For 25 years, the Conservancy has been working to permanently protect “farms, forests, and front porches” for future generations. 6,000 acres later, the Conservancy is celebrating its 25th anniversary by hosting An Evening with Chuck Leavell at the Cultural Center’s historic, intimate, 400-seat auditorium, renowned for its exceptional acoustics – the perfect place to hear Chuck Leavell tinkle the ivories and talk about his music career and passion for conservation.
Chuck says about land and trees, “Like many people, I’d taken trees and forests for granted most of my life, but as I studied this, I began to realize all the things that they give us. You know, materials to make our homes and schools and churches. Materials to make books and magazines. Newspaper, fine furniture. They clean our air, they clean our water…”
“As Metro Atlanta expands east, it is critical for growth to include conservation of natural resources on the front end. You know, protect it before it’s gone, and grow around it,” says Christine Watts, Executive Director of the Conservancy. “This kind of approach is not seen often in Georgia, but that’s what this Conservancy is trying to do in these 7 counties east. It’s cheaper that way, too, than trying to reclaim those resources on the backend.”
You can help keep this part of Georgia productive, wild, and beautiful by joining the Conservancy for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Tickets: mmcGeorgia.org.