This week, a group of volunteers connected to the Cornelia Walker Bailey Program spent several days on Sapelo Island to assist with the harvesting of […]
10.08.2018
Cornelia Walker Bailey Program Partners with Davidson College
Students from Davidson College were able to visit Sapelo Island and provide assistance with the Cornelia Walker Bailey Program. Two of the students—Jennifer Thompson and […]
01.20.2018
Heynen and Hardy Awarded NSF Grant
Nik Heynen and Dean Hardy have been awarded a NSF Research Grant titled “A Socio-Ecological Investigation of the Long-Term Impacts of Uneven Exurban Development, Sea-Level […]
11.21.2017
Second Phase of SICARS Sugarcane Project Underway
After the floodwaters brought on by Hurricane Irma subsided it seemed our efforts to revive sugarcane on Sapelo Island might be over as the first […]
09.14.2017
Hurricane Irma Floods New SICARS Sugarcane Project
Hurricane Irma created a great deal of damage on Sapelo Island. Flood waters from the storm surge was especially damaging for many residents in the […]
08.27.2017
Red Peas Are the Backbone of an Island Community off the Georgia Coast
Sapelo, a barrier island in Georgia south of Savannah, is home to a population of people who self-identify as Geechees — descendants of slaves and […]
08.25.2017
How One Georgia Island is Fighting to Keep a Small Red Pea Alive
Sapelo Island is a 16,500-acre swath of land that sits about 60 miles down from Savannah. Reachable only by boat, the barrier island, Georgia’s fourth […]
05.26.2017
UGAMI Partners with SICARS to Plant Red Peas
The new partnership between UGAMI and SICARS took a positive step today when Professor Nik Heynen and students taking his Geography of the Georgia Coast […]
05.20.2017
SICARS Board Formally Partners with UGAMI on Peas and Cane
At a SICARS board meeting this week to discuss the future of SICARS’ efforts to reestablish sugarcane, continue to plant red peas and explore growing […]
09.14.2016
An island’s future tied to farming crops from the past
Off the coast of Georgia lies a quiet island, accessible only by boat and home to about 50 year-round residents — all descendants of slaves… […]