On August 14, 2026, Wild Cumberland and our partners, submitted a joint comment letter to the National Park Service regarding Director’s Order #41, the agency’s policy guiding wilderness stewardship in national parks. The letter addresses NPS’s ongoing review of DO41, which shapes how wilderness areas like Cumberland Island National Seashore’s nearly 20,000 acres of designated and potential wilderness are managed. […]
🚨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 […]
Cumberland Island Trivia can be a fun way to celebrate National Wilderness Month. Wild Cumberland is marking the occasion with our weekly trivia nights – which double as a fundraiser to support our work! Simply make a donation of $10+ to play each week and join us online. We laugh a lot — and you do not have to be […]
Join Jessica and Devin on the Wild Cumberland podcast as they delve into the latest updates and issues impacting Cumberland Island. From environmental news and legal developments to special features on local fauna and upcoming events, this podcast enriches listeners’ understanding with detailed discussions that complement the Wild Cumberland newsletter. Share your thoughts and suggestions with the Wild Cumberland team to influence future content, and appreciate the quality production by Vertical River. Tune in to stay informed and connected with the Wild Cumberland community.
On March 10th at Seven Stages Theatre, an event titled “Art of Activism: Stewards of the Wild” convened scientists, artists, and advocates to discuss wilderness, stewardship, and empowerment in male-dominated fields. The Atlanta Science Festival and Wild Cumberland sponsored this unique blend of discussion and art, which anticipates the theatre’s upcoming show “True North,” exploring global unity through a scientific-artistic lens. Tickets were available since February 23rd.
View the infographics below to learn more about the Georgia Barrier islands and the benefits of wilderness. The image is clickable to the PDF for reference links.
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
The “no bicycles allowed” sign on the Duckhouse Trail at the beach was recently vandalized — torn off. Bicycles regularly use both Duckhouse and Willow Pond Wilderness Trails. As if mocking the Wilderness, the National Park Service allows campers to bicycle with all their camping gear to Brickhill Campsite, as long as the bikes are left at the road. The […]
The National Park Service continues to use a masticator to clear trees and brush along the road through the wilderness, and it has plans to use the machine to clear wilderness trails as well. The clearings are purportedly for fire management, but it accomplishes little. Wildlife has already been killed by the masticator, and using this heavy equipment to clear […]