Environment Topics

Key Issues

* U.S. Fish and Wildlife's View of Linger Longer's Initial Town Center Proposal

*Redevelopment Roads danger to Jekyll Wetlands and Maritime Forest Habitats

* Jekyll's Maritime Forest in Danger Due to Linger Longer's

Initial Town Center Proposal

* Sea Turtles Face Habitat Loss on Jekyll

* Center for a Sustainable Coast: "Natural Treasure Must be Protected"

* Beach Erosion

• Tropical Storm Fay, August 2008
  

• Beach Erosion Story on Good Morning America Featuring Jekyll Island
  

More Topics

• The Shore Protection Act and Jekyll's Redevelopment
  

• The Shore Protection Act Hearing for the Buccaneer Replacement Hotel
  

• JIA Updates Turtle Lighting Ordinance
  

• Sea Turtle Defenders!
  

• Georgia Times Union Reports on New Turtle Lighting Ordinance
  

• Georgia's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP): Implications for Jekyll
  

• A New Idea for Jekyll Island: The Jekyll Island Biodiversity and Human Interaction
  

• Weather Channel Features Jekyll Island as an Example of Beach Erosion and Sea Level Rise  (The show is titled "Where Did the Beaches Go" and was aired on August 2, 2008. You may have to wait a few minutes for it to load)
  

• New Natural Plant Community Discovered on Jekyll Island
  

• A Rare Natural Event Occurs on Jekyll - Leatherback Turtle Nesting
  

• Jekyll Island Conservation Plan Revived
  

• Public Lands Day on Jekyll Island
  

• Sea Turtles Killed during Dredging Operation
  

• Remains of Ancient Lagoon Surface on Jekyll's North Beach