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A view of southeast Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore. In the foreground. Spanish moss is hanging down from the branches of a live oak tree. In the background, a salt marsh can be seen, including a creek and wild grass.

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  • Environment

An insurance policy for coastal Georgia's salt marshes? Conservationists are considering it

The Nature Conservancy and the University of Georgia are examining whether insurance could shore up threatened salt marshes.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Drone being launched from boat

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  • Science

Drones patrol off Georgia for hurricane data

UGA Skidaway Institute scientists improve hurricane forecasts with autonomous vehicles above and below the sea surface.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years showed the national bird nesting in record numbers, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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  • Animals

Bald eagles are nesting in record numbers in Georgia

According to Georgia’s first statewide survey of bald eagle nests in five years, America's national bird is nesting in the Peach State in record numbers.

August 02, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Igbo Landing marker

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  • History

New historical marker in coastal Georgia commemorates Igbo Landing rebellion of enslaved Africans

The installment on St. Simons Island honors Igbo Landing, a mass suicide in 1803 in which a group of captive Africans chose to die rather than submit to a life of slavery.

May 27, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Dunbar Creek

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  • History

Remembering Igbo Landing: The story of rebellion on Georgia's shores

Before St. Simons Island became a quaint beach town, it was a major port of entry for enslaved Africans. In 1803, some of the enslaved rebelled. Now, a new roadside historic marker will tell the story of that rebellion at a spot which you may have passed by without ever really seeing.

 

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Flooded roadway

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  • News

Brunswick looks at tide control devices to mitigate rising seas

The city of Brunswick is installing tide control devices to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Baby Sea Turtles

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  • Environment

Habitat loss, climate change threaten coast's diverse reptile population

Georgia is home to 83 species of turtles, lizards, snakes and the alligator, and most live on the coast.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge

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  • Environment

McIntosh County rethinks roadside spraying

McIntosh County is pausing a plan to replace roadside mowing with an herbicide spraying program after residents questioned it.

April 07, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Ga. Rep, Steven Sainz

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  • Environment

Late Friday appointments to Spaceport Authority raise concerns about county intent

State Rep. Steven Sainz speaks out against any attempt to subvert voters’ will in Tuesday election.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Shucking oysters

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  • Economy

Georgia's fledgling oyster industry struggles to meet demand

Three years after legalizing commercial oyster farming, Georgia’s oyster industry is hampered by a lack of commercial oyster hatcheries and a limited growing season. 

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Swetlik
Oysters in bags

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  • Environment

Fear of blue crabs grows stronger oysters

In Georgia, oyster reef restoration typically relies on natural recruitment. The process involves putting shell or other material into tidal water and waiting for tiny oysters to settle there.

October 06, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Shrimp with black gill disease

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  • Environment

Research Connects Black Gill In Shrimp To Warming Climate

Although harmless for human consumption, parasitic disease can cut harvests for coastal shrimpers.

September 16, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Image of hurricane Harvey

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  • Environment

Six Takeaway's About Tropical Cyclones And Hurricanes From The New IPCC Report

Coastal regions can brace for more intense, wetter and windier tropical storms in a warming world.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • James Bruggers
Navicent Health Emergency Room

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  • Health

'It's Lunacy': Doctors Make Plea For Vaccination As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients

COVID-19 hospitalizations at coastal hospitals have matched or surpassed their prior peaks and are expected to keep climbing. Most patients are unvaccinated.

August 10, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Gopher tortoises in Georgia

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  • Animals

Tortoises Can Talk? Listen To One's Romantic Chitchat With Potential Mate In Georgia

A brief recording of gopher tortoise “vocalizations” was shared online this week by Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab, which has been spying on tortoises in the Coastal Plain and recording their activities.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • Mark Price
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