Resources
Resources and Media Coverage
There’s an endless supply of media coverage about island issues, but we have complied a list of links to articles and information that may be of particular relevance.
https://news.uga.edu/public-divided-invasive-species-cumberland/
https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/hard-truth-horses/
https://www.ajc.com/news/wild-horses-continue-roam-cumberland-island/nN5kDUDkCPYQkZCfbEZa2I/
Wild Horses, Part of Romantic West, Are Causing Havoc in Northeast California | KQED
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1973/04/28/travels-in-georgia
https://www.artsatl.org/carol-ruckdeschel-the-wild-woman-cumberland-island-writes-natural-history/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-06-09-9106071106-story.html
NPS Foundation Document (2014)
The Eastern Wilderness Act of 1975
Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Feral Animals on Cumberland Island
The United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that National Park Service and Greyfield Inn violated the Wilderness Act
KATE MULLANY SITE; AMEND THE ANILCA; CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED; AND CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS
OLD BUILDINGS AND THE NEW WILDERNESS: THE POLITICS OF CONSERVATION IN CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GEORGIA
There’s an endless supply of news coverage about island issues, but we have compiled a list of links to articles and information that may be of interest to you.
Wilderness Area of the United States Finder
National Parks Conservation Association
Statement on Signing a Bill Concerning the Cumberland Island Wilderness Area – Ronald Reagan
News4Jax – What’s Next for the Wild Horses
Smithsonianmag – The Bone Collectors
Coastal Dept of Natural Resources
Goodloe, R.B., Warren, R.J., Osborn, D.A., and Hall, C. 2000. Population characteristics of feral horses on Cumberland Island and their management implications. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 64: 114-121.
Sabine, J.B., Schweitzer, S.H., and Meyers, J.M. 2006. Nest Fate and Productivity of American Oystercatchers, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia. Waterbirds, 29: 308-314.
Turner, M.G. 1987. Effects of grazing by feral horses, clipping, trampling, and burning on a Georgia salt marsh. Estuaries and Coasts, 10: 54-60.
Turner, M.G. 1988. Simulation and management implications of feral horse grazing on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Journal of Range Management, 41: 441-447.
A Line in the Sand – Will Harlan