May 13th, 2024 This serves as a notification from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources of the issuance of a Letter of Permission (LOP) to Manomet to install temporary signage on Tybee Island and at Gould’s Inlet on St. Simons Island. The temporary project will begin no sooner than 15 days after the date of […]
November 9th, 2023 The four-wheeler speeds down the deserted beach. It’s about 9:30 p.m. on a nearly moonless July night on the island of Wassaw—a 3-mile-wide piece of land 14 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia. From the driver’s seat, Kris Williams Carroll scans the area ahead that’s lit through red filters on the Kawasaki’s headlights.
September 23, 2022 – A loggerhead sea turtle named Belle has returned to her natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean. Belle was a straggler from a nest on Tybee Island, and after being rescued, she spent five years as a resident of Burton 4-H Center. Equipped with a tracking device attached to her shell to monitor
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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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The Tybee Island Natural Infrastructure Master Plan aims to help the island better absorb and recover from more frequent storms and flooding caused by rising, warming seas. Project Lead: Alan Robertson, AWR Strategic Consulting, awrstrategic@gmail.com Partners: University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Environment and Design, Institute for
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February 2, 2022 – Researchers from the University of Georgia are collecting feedback from Tybee Island residents about potential solutions to flooding. Rapidly rising seas and more extreme storms cause repeated flooding in streets, yards, and homes. Learn more
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August 16, 2021 – Residents of Georgia’s coast are familiar with flooding, but the recent rise in sea levels means those floods have grown more frequent, even on days without storms. The City of Tybee Island and its residents are now working with affiliates from the University of Georgia’s River Basin Center (RBC) and Institute
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