SPACEPORT CAMDEN Update – 2/1/23 Georgia Supreme Court decision related to a voter referendum in Camden County v. Judge Robert Sweatt went in the favor of the public which is a big step for us! But there are other pieces of litigation pending, too: Camden has sued Union Carbide Corporation for breach of contract in Camden County v. Union Carbide; Related to […]
Cumberland Island Beach Driving Did You Know? Beach driving is allowed along the entire 17-mile beach of Cumberland Island. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has issued over 250 beach driving permits (more than any other beach in the state of Georgia) to island residents and family members. 2024 Total Beach Driving Permits Cumberland Island: 300 (17% increase from 2020) […]
Cumberland Island Horses Cumberland Island is the only barrier island in Georgia with feral horses. Despite their popularity with tourists, they have caused serious damage to the Cumberland Island’s native ecosystem. Cumberland Island Horses trample and graze upon key plant species. This includes Spanish moss (Tilandsia usneoides) and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), the primary plant of the marshland. This grazing reduces […]
Wild Cumberland and the Center for a Sustainable Coast are opposing attempts to develop Cumberland Island, which threaten its wilderness and ecosystems. Legal actions focus on challenging developments like Lumar LLC’s dock, approved without adequate public notice or ecological consideration. Recent court decisions could mandate further review and public involvement.
A message from Jessica Howell-Edwards Program Director Humans will continue to face one disaster after another until we change our fundamental relationship with nature. The Earth is a complex matrix of living and inorganic systems interacting to maintain a balance. We have been provided a self-perpetuating system of sustainability, despite arguments about how it began — but we seem to […]
DNR is reviewing VUMP to ensure it’s consistent with enforceable environmental policies.
Article: Rockets Over Cumberland? Don’t miss this article from founder Carol Ruckdeschel, originally published on Blue Ridge Outdoors, on Sept. 27, 2019. Hikers endangered by proposed spaceport next to Cumberland Island National Seashore
Read the comments submitted to the NPS’ Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for electric bike use.
Mechanical equipment such as bulldozers and bikes are prohibited in Wilderness. But that hasn’t stopped the National Park Service from clearing wide swaths along the Main Road using heavy machinery. The Main Road was officially removed from Wilderness, but the adjacent lands are supposed to me maintained for their primitive character. Bicycles are also not permitted in the wilderness. The […]
Cumberland Island biologist Carol Ruckdeschel has been nominated for the 2018 Georgia Author of the Year Awards in the history/biography category for her book A Natural History of Cumberland Island. This is the essential book for anyone who cares about Cumberland. It is essentially a compendium of every species on the island, with Carol’s personal observations and notes from four […]