Cumberland Island Land Exchange Article Featured in The Current
Check out what The Current has to say about NPS’s Land Exchange plan and how it affects the integrity of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Check out what The Current has to say about NPS’s Land Exchange plan and how it affects the integrity of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
This June 18, 2026 oversight letter asks Congress to review National Park Service actions that could weaken Cumberland Island’s wilderness protections, including proposed land exchanges, increased development pressure, and the lack of completed wilderness and feral horse management plans.
National Geographic highlights Cumberland Island’s rare wild character, rich biodiversity, and the growing pressure that increased visitation could place on this fragile landscape.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a federal land-swap proposal on Cumberland Island could allow additional large private homes, while conservation advocates warn it would erode the island’s protected, primitive character.
Wild Cumberland hosted a virtual Town Hall on Monday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the updates to the proposed land exchange on Cumberland Island and what it could mean for the future of the National Seashore. We presented & contextualized **NEW INFORMATION** on NPS-proposed Land Exchanges for Cumberland Island National Seashore — and of course, took YOUR questions […]
They voted “No” for now! Read SELC’s comments below.
🚨The National Park Service (NPS) has requested a “Letter of Support” from Camden County Commissioners for a land exchange on Cumberland Island National Seashore — and the Commission is expected to make a decision THIS TUESDAY NIGHT (March 17)! 🚫Public lands should NOT be transferred into private hands. The NPS faced STRONG public opposition to its 2024 land exchange proposal, […]
Wild Cumberland opposes what the National Park Service has most recently proposed for the Cumberland Island Land Exchange. The agency has been negotiating deals with select private property owners at Cumberland Island — costing millions of dollars — without any public input or involvement for at least the last five years: Previous landowners (many of whom had limited resources) transferred their lands to […]