The land surrounds Fort Benning, an active U.S. Army facility, and will serve as a demonstration site for longleaf pine restoration efforts in addition to providing hunting and recreational access.

The Army Compatible Use Buffer Program requires lands near the facility to meet compatability requirements with the post‘s national security mission.

„The Department of Defense is funding the acquisition of land outside the boundaries of Fort Benning and by buying this land outside of the post, it ensures that the land is not developed in ways that are not compatible with the Army‘s mission,“ Kevin Kramer, Georgia DNR region supervisor for Chattahoochee Fall Line Wildlife Management Area.