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What We Do
Our work entails several major types of activity.
All of these are needed to ensure the most effective
application of information to achieve more
responsible use and stewardship of coastal
Georgia's resources in the face of rapid growth.
Educate coastal communities, voters, landowners,
and elected officials about the conditions and
trends of coastal Georgia's environment - natural,
cultural, and economic.
Collaborate with other groups in advising citizens
and interest groups about threats and opportunities
relevant to safeguarding coastal resources and the
many businesses that depend on them.
Advise decision-makers and stakeholders about
existing and potential economic value of naturebased
business and jobs.
Advocate legislation and scientific research vital to
improving the accountability and reliability of
decisions significantly affecting the coastal
environment.
Take legal action, as needed, to prevent or control
unwise activities that threaten to impair the quality,
capacity, or diversity of our region's resources
Actions and Accomplishments
- Exhibit: Wrack & Ruin
Docks, marsh wrack, and threats to healthy tidal marshes
Dock-building along Georgia's coast is commonplace, but harmful consequences are not widely understood. Lengthy walkways
to docks across the marsh can trap enormous volumes of shedded grasses, called "wrack," which is normally swept away by
tidal flow. When dock structures restrict that flow, over time, trapped wrack can smother marsh beneath, destroying it. An exhibit
at UGA's College of Environment & Design, co-sponsored by Center for a Sustainable Coast, resourcefully explains and portrays the serious implications of this problem.
We urge our friends and members to explore the information and images at this web-link and to attend the exhibit at UGA's Circle
Gallery in Athens. 2.17.14
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Foes press county on ocean site The Brunswick News Posted 2.24.14
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Coastal Groups File Challenge to Sea Island Spit Development Greenlaw Press Release Posted 2.24.14
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Environmental groups appeal approval of Sea Island Co.'s
plans to develop island's south end The Florida Times-Union Posted 2.24.14
- Citizens Beware:
County sets recklessly low standard for coastal development - See more Posted 2.12.14
- Citizens Beware: County sets irresponsible standard for coastal development
- 1.21.14
- LTE Brunswick News "Dirty Dozen"
- December 2013
- Jekyll Westin Hotel -AJC Op-Ed
- September 2013
- Brunswick News Commentary - Jekyll Island Development Limits Exceeded
- 4.19.13
- Accomplishments in 2012
- Solar Power is Essential to our Future
- 11.28.12
- Annual Activities Report 2011
- 10.7.12
- Summary of Accomplishments & Activities in 2010
- 9.6.11
Informal Statement made by the Executive Director - 3.28.11
The Center's Unique Role and Accomplishments
How the Center Improves Your Life
Summary of Accomplishments & Activities 2006
Summary of Accomplishments July 2004
Summary of Accomplishments April - July 2003
Summary of Recent Comments and Actions
Center Accomplishments: Highlights Mid 2002 - Present
Center Accomplishments: 1997 - 2000
Citizens Guide to Development in Coastal Georgia (PDF)
Action Alert! Your Support Urgently Needed !!! 2.27.03
Support Senate Bill 180,
the Georgia Water Planning Act, and oppose House Bill 237 unless it is amended
to be consistent with SB180.
Water Quality Petition
Please print, sign & FAX to the Center 912-638-3615
Water Quality Petition Memo
To GA Department of
Natural Resources
Marshland Protection Cases (PDF Download 485k)
Emerald Pointe & Manhead Marina - Spring-Summer 2002 Newsletter
Reply to Harold Reheis Letter on Water Quality Issues
Statement Regarding the Proposed Use of the Lower Floridan Aquifer in Bryan County
Letter to Federal Officials on the Issue of Isolated Wetlands
Letter to Governor on Water Resource Policy
The World Summit on Sustainable Development - Press Release 8.28.02
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