Maurice Bailey of SOLO and CWBP is interviewed on the continuation of Cornelia Walker Bailey’s efforts to preserve the Sapelo Island red pea as a […]
06.10.2025
Atlanta Journal Constitution Video: Can oyster shells save a sinking island off Georgia’s coast?
New Video from the Atlanta Journal Constitution: WATCH VIDEO HERE: **Big shout out to Shell to Shore who did not get mentioned in the story […]
05.29.2025
Atlanta Journal Constitution– Saving Sapelo: Can a historic Black community stay above the waves?
HOGG HUMMOCK — With the sun peeking over Sapelo Island‘s ancient live oaks, Maurice Bailey stepped through the morning dew on a brisk Saturday. Stitched […]
04.29.2025
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 […]
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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