Jimmy Carter’s family farm near Plains to become part of Georgia wildlife area

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A farm near Plains where President Jimmy Carter spent time working and exploring as a boy will become part of a Georgia wildlife management area, according to the conservation group that acquired the property.The Conservation Fund said it acquired approximately 2,458 acres of the Carter family farm and plans to transfer the land to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources in 2028. The property is expected to open to the public as soon as 2027, before the transfer.The land will be added to the neighboring Lanahassee Creek Wildlife Management Area, expanding it to nearly 7,000 acres, the group said. Plans call for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation on the property.The Conservation Fund will own and manage the land until the transfer to the state, according to its Nov. 9 announcement.A farm tied to Carter’s childhoodCarter’s father, Earl Carter, grew peanuts, corn and sugarcane on the farm, according to the conservation group. As a boy, Ji