Urge Congress to create Georgia's first National Park

It’s time to bestow the Ocmulgee Mounds with the highest honor. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [Urge Congress to create Georgia's first National Park]( Friend of Trust for Public Land, For nearly 1,000 years, the Ocmulgee Mounds were central to the life of the Muscogee Nation, until the Muscogee people were forcibly removed in the 1830s. A century later, Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated 678 acres (about the area of Central Park in New York City) to establish the mounds as a national monument, a status further elevated to national historic park status in 2019. [It’s time to bestow this place with the highest honor: urge your legislators to designate Ocmulgee Mounds into Georgia’s first National Park!]( Transforming Ocmulgee Mounds into a national park would place this treasured resource at the highest level of significance in our National Park System, rightly honor the original stewards of the land, and convey the significance of this sacred space. Creation of a national park will also spur economic development in Middle Georgia by drawing visitors from across the globe and supporting more than 3,000 jobs. [Please help create Ocmulgee National Park by sending a letter to your members of Congress today!]( Yours in conservation, [George Dusenbury signature] George Dusenbury Vice President Southern Region, Georgia State Director Trust for Public Land [TAKE ACTION NOW]( [TAKE ACTION NOW]( You received this email from [Trust for Public Land](. From protecting unspoiled lands, building parks and trails, and transforming schoolyards, Trust for Public Land strives to create healthy, equitable communities for everyone. Your support makes our work possible. [Donate today.]( 23 Geary St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94108 800-714-LAND (5263) [Update your email preferences or unsubscribe](