Conservation Fund acquires Jimmy Carter’s family farm in Plains

PLAINS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Conservation Fund announced Monday it has acquired President Jimmy Carter’s family farm, about 2,458 acres just outside Plains, where he grew up and returned throughout his life. The project will ultimately expand the state’s Lanahassee Creek Wildlife Management Area to nearly 7,000 acres.The Conservation Fund said the project protects the land where the 39th president’s conservation ethic took root.“Long before Jimmy Carter protected millions of acres across America, he was a boy working the fields and roaming the woods of southwest Georgia,” said Stacy Funderburke, vice president of the central Southeast region at The Conservation Fund. “This land shaped him and his legacy, and he never stopped coming home to it. We’re honored to help ensure this land remains healthy habitat for wildlife, and we look forward to the day it is open to everyone who wants to experience it.”Jason Carter, grandson of President Carter, also commented on the acquisition.“For our fami