Cast Net Workshop

UGA’s Cornelia Walker Bailey Program (CWBP) on Land, Sea and Agriculture is proud to partner with Mr. Stanley Walker as we launch our first event […]

flooding at marsh landing

Research Brief #03: Sea Level Rise

Rates of sea level rise vary from place to place and over time, meaning they are faster or slower during different years. In Georgia, the […]

“Memory, (Re)Making, and the Futures of Indigo”

by Maurice Bailey and Nik Heynen, photographs by Rinne Allen in Southern Cultures WE CAME TOGETHER on Sapelo Island through a vision of how heritage […]

NOAA recommends collaborative oyster reef restoration project for funding

ATHENS, GA – A new project seeks to join Sapelo Island’s Saltwater Geechee community and public entities in a collaborative effort to reduce flooding through […]

Oyster shells from Atlanta restaurants are helping save the Georgia coast

  Since it began,  Shell to Shore has partnered with Save Our Legacy Ourself helping to think about ongoing flooding issues on Sapelo Island and […]

America’s Test Kitchen Podcast: The Lost Crops of Sapelo

“The Gullah Geechee community on Sapelo Island, Georgia, is in a battle against time. Every year, storms, salt water, and construction threaten the land. But […]

Cross-Institutional Students Support a Coastal Georgia Legacy

There was a wonderful blend of partnerships during the latest service-learning trip to Sapelo Island. The trip was the culmination of a semester of work […]

Lot for sale

Research Brief #02: Land Loss

Descendants owned nearly 1100 acres on Sapelo Island around the year 1900; Almost 300 acres in Hog Hammock in 1891. While still the majority owner […]

Map of Hog Hammock, 1938

Research Brief #01: Population

Sapelo Island’s Black population and Black landownership both steadily increased throughout the 1800s. Following the Civil War and the failure of the U.S. government’s attempt […]

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