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Conserved land provides for the health and wellness of our environment and, ultimately, for the health and wellness of people too. The Core Preserve, established in 1994, contains 850 aces of conserved land. Since then, LLLT has helped to conserve 12,000 acres on while owning over 3,500 acres across Lookout Mountain, GA.
In 1999, LLLT made a major auction purchase of the properties now known as 5 Points and Ascalon areas. LLLT donated those properties to the State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources to be protected and managed for public enjoyment and recreation. Following lengthy negotiations, LLLT then procured all funding and acted as the contractor for the Cloudland Connector Trail system. In other conservation efforts, LLLT works directly with landowners to facilitate the process of protecting their property, in perpetuity, by sharing resources, strategies, and encouragement to look more closely at the near term tax benefits and the long term values of conservation. In the real estate industry an often heard phrase regarding land is "they're not making any more of it." Which is absolutely true and the reason why, day in and day out, LLLT is constantly on the lookout for properties that possess high conservation values. Protecting these properties is LLLT's primary interest. Linking them together with a network of trails then allows the public to access new trail systems. 
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Lula Lake Land Trust has been committed to preserving the natural and historic landscapes surrounding Rock Creek and Bear Creek. It is LLLT's goal to ensure both the habitat and environment are healthy. The long-term sustainability of land is critical to the organization, and Lula Lake is committed to ensuring thriving native species, clean waterways, and reforestation. Not unlike most property owners along the East Coast, LLLT was affected by the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, an insect that brought Hemlock trees to near extinction. LLLT has been an American Chestnut reintroduction site since 2002, and the Core Preserve serves as a State of Georgia research site for chemical and biologic controls. In 2013, LLLT worked with the Georgia Forestry Commission to identify affected areas of the Core Preserve's Hemlock forest. Through multiple grants and a generous donor, LLLT worked with a private contractor to begin treating over 12,000 trees along Rock Creek and Bear Creek in 2014. In addition to traditional treatments, LLLT is working with Biological Control methods to help create a more sustainable long-term solution for Hemlock preservation.
