CUMMING, Ga. — The Associated Press release reported this weekend that he Chattahoochee River National Recreation area has added parkland in Forsyth County after the National Park Service acquired a parcel bought earlier by the Trust for Public Land.

The land will be part of the Bowmans Island Unit of the recreation area, which stretches along the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta, adding to places for hiking, fishing and other activities.

The trust paid $2.5 million for the 20 acres in 2017.

The National Park Service bought the land from the trust using money designated by Congress from federal oil and gas drilling revenue.