When Mercer Reynolds built his lodge at “Linger Longer,” his family’s hunting
and fishing retreat in Georgia’s Oconee River Valley, he designed a
hydro-electric generator to power it. That was “green” 75 years ago.Today, Georgia Power uses the valley—now home to 19,000-acre Lake Oconee—to
generate electricity for the region, courtesy of the hydro-electric generators
at Wallace Dam. The Reynolds family maintains a green presence here, too.
Reynolds Plantation has helped define sustainable development, and the
10,000-acre lakefront community between Atlanta and Augusta has been recognized
as a leader in the “green” movement.
“My grandfather knew this was an
important piece of land at the convergence of two rivers, and he was a great
steward of the land,” states Mercer Reynolds III, chairman of Linger Longer
Companies (which includes Reynolds Plantation). “I would like to think that he
is looking down on us today thinking that his family has continued that
tradition.”
That tradition made Reynolds Plantation a logical choice
for the first-ever LINKS GreenHouse, which will be built by Linger Longer Homes.
Befittingly, Linger Longer Homes is well-versed in green building practices, as
the homes constructed by Linger Longer have historically approached or exceeded
national green building standards.
