The majority of the Pine Log Mountain range falls within a wildlife management area, although the peak is excluded slightly to the east.

This allows for a wide range of multi-use; mountain biking, birding, fishing, hiking and hunting are some of the popular activities enjoyed in the area.

The Pine Log Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located primarily in northern Bartow County, Georgia.

As of recent reports, the property has been placed on the market for sale, prompting discussions among state officials, conservation groups, and local residents regarding the future of the area.

Based in Canton, and amounting to as many as 100 men, the ostensible purpose of the group was to harass Sherman’s troops and interfere with their foraging and supply and communication lines.

In the early twentieth century, geologist Samuel W. McCallie photographed the mines for his books on the iron and manganese deposits of Georgia.

The Bartow County Pauper Farm or Poor House was to the west of the Sugar Hill mines, near what was then the Tennessee Road and is now Route 411.

Local conservation advocates have called for the State of Georgia to purchase the Pine Log WMA property to ensure its permanent protection, citing its unspoiled creeks, endangered flora and fauna, and extensive forest ecosystem.

Preservation proponents argue that Pine Log Mountain, situated in the exurban reaches of Atlanta’s metropolitan area, represents one of the last sizable wilderness tracts near the city.

Fish and Wildlife Service has also been encouraged to coordinate further on the presence of federally listed species in the area proposed for rezoning, due to the environmental sensitivity of Stamp Creek and its tributaries.