AMERICAS WATERSHED LANDKEEPER INC

AMERICA'S WATERSHED LANDKEEPER, INC. ("LANDKEEPER") IS A LAND TRUST ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED TO RECEIVE INTERESTS IN LAND IMPORTANT TO PROTECTING AMERICA'S WATERSHEDS. INITIALLY, IT HAS FOCUSED ON THE WATERSHED OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER IN GEORGIA. SINCE BEING ORGANIZED IN 1999, THE LANDKEEPER HAS RECEIVED A GIFT OF A QUALIFIED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON A TRIBUTARY OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER KNOWN AS THE SOQUE RIVER EASEMENT. THIS EASEMENT PROTECTS ONE OF THE BEST ONE AND HALF MILES OF THE SOQUE RIVER CONTIGUOUS TO A SECTION OF THE NATIONAL FOREST. IN 2001, THE LANDKEEPER RECEIVED A GIFT OF A QUALIFIED EASEMENT ON 341 ACRES IN HEARD COUNTY, GEORGIA, A SITE WITH EXTENSIVE FRONTAGE ALONG THE LAND'S SCENIC QUALITIES, WILDLIFE HABITAT, PLANTS AND WATER RESOURCES. THE LANDKEEPER WORKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER, INC. THE LANDKEEPER IS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY ESTABLISHED TO BE A LAND TRUST.