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 […]
04.01.2025
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 […]
02.26.2025
“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 […]
07.29.2024
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 […]
02.19.2024
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 […]
12.11.2023
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 […]
08.26.2023
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 […]
03.19.2023
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 […]
01.18.2023
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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Addressing history, present status and future of agriculture, sea level rise, property politics and related issues on Sapelo Island and beyond