National Park Service virtual public meetings on the Ocmulgee River Corridor

In 2019, Congress directed the Secretary of the Interior to begin a study to assess historical, cultural and environmental resources along a 50-mile expanse of the Ocmulgee River. Study findings will be reported back to Congress, with recommendations on possible ways to improve conservation, management and public enjoyment of any areas determined to be nationally significant.

This unique mosaic landscape blends scenic natural areas with a rich historical legacy, especially that of the ancient Native American mound builders and historic Muscogee Creek people. Important ecological features include migratory and breeding bird habitat, a unique bear population, reptile and amphibian diversity, and excellent aquatic and migratory fish habitat along one of the longest undammed river systems (the Ocmulgee-Altamaha) remaining in the eastern US.

Sites along the Ocmulgee document some of the earliest human activity in the southeast and a nearly continuous chain of human presence dating back over 17,000 years. This corridor preserves a unique Native American history from the end of the last Ice Age, through the Mississippian mound builder era, periods of Spanish exploration, English colonization, the early American frontier and the tragic period of Indian Removal. For good reason, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has ranked the Ocmulgee among the nation’s richest archaeological landscapes.

The public can now weigh in to support enhanced preservation of this exceptional wildlife resource and to honor the ancestral story of the Muscogee Creek and other southeastern Native peoples. Learn more by attending one of the virtual public meetings listed below.

Event Details

WHAT: National Park Service virtual public meetings on the Ocmulgee River Corridor

WHEN: Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. or Wednesday, February 17, 1 - 3 p.m. Eastern. Please attend the meeting most convenient for you.

RSVP: Links to join the virtual meetings can be found here on the project website. During the meetings, the NPS will share information about the process and answer participant questions.

We hope you’ll join us and stand up for southern wildlands and America’s heritage.