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Dune and Beach Restoration Project

This project aims to maintain and improve the resiliency of Tybee Island’s beaches through regular beach renourishments. Project Lead: Alan Robertson, AWR Strategic Consulting, awrstrategic@gmail.com Partners: A.D. Williams Construction, EarthBalance, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Guardian Retention Systems, USACE Funding: $160,000 from City of Tybee Island for Phase 1 dune […]

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Tybee Island Dune Restoration Featured in Resiliency Video Series

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May 11, 2022 – The Faces of Resiliency video series highlights how communities are increasing their resilience to sea level rise, storm surge and flooding. The series, developed by Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, features interviews with coastal residents and researchers who share stories of adapting to coastal hazards through community engagement and collaboration

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Bill Introduced to Protect Tybee Island from Storm Surge

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February 18, 2022 – Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff introduced a new bill, the Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act, to help protect Tybee Island’s coast from storm surges by securing funding for future beach nourishments. Learn more

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Tybee Island Named One of America’s Best Restored Beaches

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May 19, 2020 – After spending three years and nearly $18 million nourishing its fragile coastal environment, Tybee Island is honored to be among the select few winners of the 2020 Best Restored Beach award. The award has been bestowed on five US beaches this year by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)

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Tybee Island Gaining Global Attention from NASA and International Scientists

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March 4, 2020 – Tybee Island was the site of the U.S. Forest Service’s International Seminar on Community Resilience and hosted group visits including senior government officials and advisors from around the world, including Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Nepal, Jamaica, and Brazil. They will study the island’s current and future plans

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Resilient America Visits Tybee Island to Learn about Local Flood Mitigation Efforts

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September 19, 2019 – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Resilient America program visited Tybee Island, along with other select communities in the southeastern region of United States that had recently experienced flood-related disasters to advance understanding of what mitigation efforts look like at the local level. Specifically, this project investigated the range

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