*** With respect for the individuals, families, and communities impacted by this weekend’s tragedy on Sapelo Island, Georgia Conservancy and the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) will be cancelling the community workshops planned for October 22 (Midway) and October 24 (Darien). Please be alert for news of rescheduled events in the near future.
The Georgia Conservancy extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost their lives and who were injured in Saturday's dock incident at Sapelo Island. To everyone affected by this tragedy - you are in our hearts. Please keep the island and the Hogg Hummock community in your thoughts and prayers.***
Please join the Georgia Conservancy for an Interactive Workshop to discuss the long-term resiliency and protection of our coastal salt marsh.
These workshops will be hosted at six locations throughout coastal Georgia and will feature speakers, mapping resources, videos, and interactive stations designed to foster a community conversation regarding threats to our coastal marshlands and opportunities
for restoration and conservation of marshland now and in the future. These workshops aim to engage community members, academic institutions, agencies, and everyone who cares for our coastal marshlands in an open discussion that will form the basis of the Georgia SASMI (South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative) Implementation Workplan.
The following are the workshop dates and locations:
- Tuesday, September 10 (4 PM - 6:30 PM) at UGA Marine Extension, Brunswick Station, 715 Bay Street, Brunswick, GA 31520
- Thursday, September 12 (4 PM - 6:30 PM) at Camden County Resiliency Operations Center (ROC), 135
Gross Road, Kingsland, GA 31548
- Tuesday, September 24 (4 PM - 6:00 PM) at Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and Historic Bamboo Farm, 2 Canebrake Rd, Savannah, GA 31419 (RESCHEDULED DATE IS A JOINT CHATHAM & BRYAN COUNTY WORKSHOP)
- Tuesday, October 22 (4 PM - 6:30 PM) at the Dorchester Improvement
Association, 8787 E Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway, GA 31320 (CANCELED, RESCHEDULED DATE TBD)
- Thursday, October 24 (3 PM - 6:00 PM) at McIntosh SEED, 1135 North Way # C, Darien, GA 31305 (CANCELED, RESCHEDULED DATE TBD)
Please RSVP below, indicating which workshop(s) you plan to attend!
Questions? Please reach out to Georgia Conservancy Coastal Director Courtney Reich at creich@georgiaconservancy.org
