The Ocmulgee River flows through the Oconee National Forest in central Georgia. The waterway is a favorite among outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and hunting along its banks. This beautiful and ecologically fragile river corridor boasts spectacular hardwood stands, including red oak and beech trees and abundant wildlife such as deer, turkeys, beavers, muskrats and wood ducks. Between 1991 and 1995, the Trust for Public Land purchased more than 2,300 acres of prime river frontage along the river from the Hancock Timber Resource Group on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service and its Ocmulgee "greenway" program. The effort limits development and protects water quality and wildlife habitat from Lake Jackson to the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge.