One Hundred Miles
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Protecting Georgia's 100-mile coast through advocacy, education, and community engagement.
"Commissioner-sponsored projects should align with constituent needs. Based on the bulldozing that occurred at the last commissioner meeting, resident input on these decisions is being left in the dirt."
South Coast Advocate Kat Montgomery slays in this LTE.
South Coast Advocate Kat Montgomery slays in this LTE.
Commissioners bulldoze residents over development
Glynn County isn’t rural anymore. Dark skies splashed with stars, large acre lots quilted with forests, the peaceful hush after sunset: all things of the past. Residents need to get
thebrunswicknews.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Commissioner-sponsored projects should align with constituent needs. Based on the bulldozing that occurred at the last commissioner meeting, resident input on these decisions is being left in the dirt."
South Coast Advocate Kat Montgomery slays in this LTE.
South Coast Advocate Kat Montgomery slays in this LTE.
"I’m sure the DNR and the County Commission will put a lot of thought in it before making the right choice. I’m also sure that the wind from one storm could conspire with the ocean to wipe out whatever they do.
"I don’t know why, but I find a lot of encouragement in that."
"I don’t know why, but I find a lot of encouragement in that."
Column/Perspective: Nature has a way of shaping beaches on its own
I can’t figure exactly what we want when it comes to the sand on St. Simons Island’s beach.
thebrunswicknews.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"I’m sure the DNR and the County Commission will put a lot of thought in it before making the right choice. I’m also sure that the wind from one storm could conspire with the ocean to wipe out whatever they do.
"I don’t know why, but I find a lot of encouragement in that."
"I don’t know why, but I find a lot of encouragement in that."
Skeletons of the Georgia coast come alive and tell their story of life on the edge in Teake Zuidema's latest photograph exhibition, hosted by Arts Southeast in Savannah.
Read about this body of work, from @ajc.com 👇
Read about this body of work, from @ajc.com 👇
Georgia artist documents the coast’s disappearing treescape
Water is a recurring theme in Dutch-born writer and photographer’s life and career. His work is on view at ARTS Southeast in Savannah through Oct. 18.
www.ajc.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Skeletons of the Georgia coast come alive and tell their story of life on the edge in Teake Zuidema's latest photograph exhibition, hosted by Arts Southeast in Savannah.
Read about this body of work, from @ajc.com 👇
Read about this body of work, from @ajc.com 👇
"When you allow more private docks to be constructed, you're basically privatizing the marshlands that are public resources,” said OHM VP of Coastal Conservation Alice Keyes. “Death by a thousand cuts is the last thing that the Georgia coast needs to be known as.”
Rules around construction of private recreational docks in Georgia's wetlands raise concerns
At a recent town hall, environmentalists presented demands that tangled with those of dock-builders, each carrying a bone to pick with the state's proposed rules.
www.savannahnow.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"When you allow more private docks to be constructed, you're basically privatizing the marshlands that are public resources,” said OHM VP of Coastal Conservation Alice Keyes. “Death by a thousand cuts is the last thing that the Georgia coast needs to be known as.”
Concerns and reactions to International Paper announcing the closure of its mills in Riceboro and the Savannah area.
The Coastal Courier: coastalcourier.com/news/interna...
Savannah Morning News: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/l...
The Coastal Courier: coastalcourier.com/news/interna...
Savannah Morning News: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/l...
International Paper to close Riceboro mill
International Paper announced Thursday it will close the Riceboro containerboard mill and Riceboro Timber and Lumber. The company also announced the closure of the Savannah containerboard mill and the...
coastalcourier.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Concerns and reactions to International Paper announcing the closure of its mills in Riceboro and the Savannah area.
The Coastal Courier: coastalcourier.com/news/interna...
Savannah Morning News: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/l...
The Coastal Courier: coastalcourier.com/news/interna...
Savannah Morning News: www.savannahnow.com/story/news/l...
And what a well-crafted letter of support it is, Rep. Carter.
Speak up for a healthier coast now at OneHundredMiles.org/Superfund-Center
Speak up for a healthier coast now at OneHundredMiles.org/Superfund-Center
Rep. Carter throws support behind Superfund Research Center
The congressman representing Glynn County is urging the National Institutes of Health to open Georgia’s first Superfund Research Center in the Golden Isles.
thebrunswicknews.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And what a well-crafted letter of support it is, Rep. Carter.
Speak up for a healthier coast now at OneHundredMiles.org/Superfund-Center
Speak up for a healthier coast now at OneHundredMiles.org/Superfund-Center
“To say this is moving at a turtle’s pace,” Catherine Ridley said, “is an insult to the turtles.”
Read more @ajc.com
And take action at OneHundredMiles.org/LightsOutGC
Read more @ajc.com
And take action at OneHundredMiles.org/LightsOutGC
Why sea turtles might be skipping St. Simons Island this nesting season
St. Simons Island is home to only 1 of the 1,700-plus loggerhead nests laid along Georgia’s coast so far this year. A pending lighting ordinance update may boost activity.
www.ajc.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“To say this is moving at a turtle’s pace,” Catherine Ridley said, “is an insult to the turtles.”
Read more @ajc.com
And take action at OneHundredMiles.org/LightsOutGC
Read more @ajc.com
And take action at OneHundredMiles.org/LightsOutGC
"[When] public landowners of all stripes band together—hunters and anglers, hikers and climbers, conservationists and environmentalists—we are a powerful force.”
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Patagonia and other outdoor brands bet on nonpartisan support for public lands. It worked
Outdoor brands such as Patagonia, onX, and MeatEater found support for public lands was nonpartisan amid a controversial plan to sell it off.
www.fastcompany.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"[When] public landowners of all stripes band together—hunters and anglers, hikers and climbers, conservationists and environmentalists—we are a powerful force.”
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Have you seen the new and improved Georgia State Wildlife Action Plan?
You want to check it out.
You want to check it out.
GA State Wildlife Action Plan
Hub Page to host all web-SWAP related content.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Have you seen the new and improved Georgia State Wildlife Action Plan?
You want to check it out.
You want to check it out.
HUGE victory for the #OkefenokeeSwamp !!
Also, looks like Twin Pines should have the money to pay off all their owed taxes and fees now...
Also, looks like Twin Pines should have the money to pay off all their owed taxes and fees now...
$60 million deal ends mining threat to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp - The Current
Twin Pines Minerals agrees to sell its land near Okefenokee Swamp to The Conservation Fund, ending the threat of mining.
thecurrentga.org
June 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
HUGE victory for the #OkefenokeeSwamp !!
Also, looks like Twin Pines should have the money to pay off all their owed taxes and fees now...
Also, looks like Twin Pines should have the money to pay off all their owed taxes and fees now...
Congratulations to Camden County's own Thiokol Memorial Project on their Southeast Emmy award for the documentary, "The Day That Shook Georgia," created in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Watch the full episode on @pbs.org "Reel South"
#thiokol #thiokolmemorialproject #southeastemmy
Watch the full episode on @pbs.org "Reel South"
#thiokol #thiokolmemorialproject #southeastemmy
REEL SOUTH | The Day That Shook Georgia | Season 9 | Episode 901
In 1971, one of the worst industrial tragedies in U.S. history shook rural Georgia.
www.pbs.org
June 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Congratulations to Camden County's own Thiokol Memorial Project on their Southeast Emmy award for the documentary, "The Day That Shook Georgia," created in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Watch the full episode on @pbs.org "Reel South"
#thiokol #thiokolmemorialproject #southeastemmy
Watch the full episode on @pbs.org "Reel South"
#thiokol #thiokolmemorialproject #southeastemmy
Celebrate #WorldSeaTurtleDay by taking action to protect them! Here on Georgia's coast, Glynn County isn't doing its part to protect the threatened loggerhead sea turtles that nest and hatch on our beaches.
Encourage them to take two SIMPLE steps toward protected dark beaches 👇
Encourage them to take two SIMPLE steps toward protected dark beaches 👇
Tell Glynn County to protect our sea turtles!
Pass the beachfront lighting ordinance and fix the lights at the Exit 42 roundabout BEFORE hatchlings emerge!
onehundredmiles.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Celebrate #WorldSeaTurtleDay by taking action to protect them! Here on Georgia's coast, Glynn County isn't doing its part to protect the threatened loggerhead sea turtles that nest and hatch on our beaches.
Encourage them to take two SIMPLE steps toward protected dark beaches 👇
Encourage them to take two SIMPLE steps toward protected dark beaches 👇
Next stop on our #SummerRoadTrip: Georgia Sea Turtle Center—and beyond!
Dive into the world of sea turtles this week 🐢 with tips for a sea turtle friendly summer, ways you could (responsibly) see turtles #IRL, and ways you can take action!
Dive into the world of sea turtles this week 🐢 with tips for a sea turtle friendly summer, ways you could (responsibly) see turtles #IRL, and ways you can take action!
Road Stop #2: Georgia Sea Turtle Center (and Beyond!)
Let's have a turtle-friendly summer! Learn about this iconic coastal animal on this next road stop.
onehundredmiles.org
June 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Next stop on our #SummerRoadTrip: Georgia Sea Turtle Center—and beyond!
Dive into the world of sea turtles this week 🐢 with tips for a sea turtle friendly summer, ways you could (responsibly) see turtles #IRL, and ways you can take action!
Dive into the world of sea turtles this week 🐢 with tips for a sea turtle friendly summer, ways you could (responsibly) see turtles #IRL, and ways you can take action!
Join us in asking BOEM to keep Georgia's coast OFF the list to lease for gas and oil drilling! Speak up by MONDAY June 16 at midnight: OneHundredMiles.org/No-Drill
“Leasing areas in the Atlantic Ocean for offshore oil and gas development puts all coasts at risk... Such a significant shift in federal policy would risk the fragile and unique ecosystems that make the region special.”
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
Local group opposes proposal to allow drilling off Georgia's coast
The federal government is considering opening Georgia’s coast to oil drilling again despite a 10-year moratorium placed on it during President Donald Trump’s first administration and former President ...
thebrunswicknews.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Join us in asking BOEM to keep Georgia's coast OFF the list to lease for gas and oil drilling! Speak up by MONDAY June 16 at midnight: OneHundredMiles.org/No-Drill
"New study shows alligators aren't all that's lurking in Georgia's swamps"... researchers have found elevated levels of mercury too.
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New study shows alligators aren't all that's lurking in Georgia's swamps
New research from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology and Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant suggests there may be elevated levels of mercury in Georgia and South Carolina waters.
phys.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"New study shows alligators aren't all that's lurking in Georgia's swamps"... researchers have found elevated levels of mercury too.
@sciencex.bsky.social 🐊
@sciencex.bsky.social 🐊
“Leasing areas in the Atlantic Ocean for offshore oil and gas development puts all coasts at risk... Such a significant shift in federal policy would risk the fragile and unique ecosystems that make the region special.”
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
Local group opposes proposal to allow drilling off Georgia's coast
The federal government is considering opening Georgia’s coast to oil drilling again despite a 10-year moratorium placed on it during President Donald Trump’s first administration and former President ...
thebrunswicknews.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Leasing areas in the Atlantic Ocean for offshore oil and gas development puts all coasts at risk... Such a significant shift in federal policy would risk the fragile and unique ecosystems that make the region special.”
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
#offshoredrilling #dontdrillga
Bureaucracy and environmental opposition aren't the only things stalling Twin Pines' mining operations along Trail Ridge and the #OkefenokeeSwamp — there's a vital chunk of change missing from the table too.
Twin Pines' financial woes stall mining permits near Okefenokee Swamp - The Current
Twin Pines Minerals has not submitted the required $2.1 million bond to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, while two lawsuits filed by Danish and California companies allege breach of cont...
thecurrentga.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Bureaucracy and environmental opposition aren't the only things stalling Twin Pines' mining operations along Trail Ridge and the #OkefenokeeSwamp — there's a vital chunk of change missing from the table too.
Summer Road Trip, Stop #1: Cumberland Island!
All you need to know about visiting the island, including tips to #RecreateResponsibly and some of our favorite tidbits about our coast's largest barrier island.
#ohmsummerroadtrip #roadtrip
All you need to know about visiting the island, including tips to #RecreateResponsibly and some of our favorite tidbits about our coast's largest barrier island.
#ohmsummerroadtrip #roadtrip
Road Stop #1: Cumberland Island
Come explore Cumberland Island, where nature and history collide! Everything you need to know to visit Georgia's largest barrier island.
onehundredmiles.org
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Summer Road Trip, Stop #1: Cumberland Island!
All you need to know about visiting the island, including tips to #RecreateResponsibly and some of our favorite tidbits about our coast's largest barrier island.
#ohmsummerroadtrip #roadtrip
All you need to know about visiting the island, including tips to #RecreateResponsibly and some of our favorite tidbits about our coast's largest barrier island.
#ohmsummerroadtrip #roadtrip
Hogg Hummock Community on Sapelo Island stands strong in the face of many threats—including rising seas.
@ajc.com #sapeloislandga
@ajc.com #sapeloislandga
Saving Sapelo: Can a historic Black community beat climate change?
Rising sea levels are forcing communities up and down the East Coast to adapt. With its meager infrastructure, few are as vulnerable as Hogg Hummock.
www.ajc.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hogg Hummock Community on Sapelo Island stands strong in the face of many threats—including rising seas.
@ajc.com #sapeloislandga
@ajc.com #sapeloislandga
Georgia Power, trying to put sheep out of a job.
Climate advocates worry as fossil fuels power Georgia's data centers - The Current
The rapid growth of data centers and the use of fossil fuels to meet demand could have serious consequences for climate change.
thecurrentga.org
June 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Georgia Power, trying to put sheep out of a job.
Are you ready?
Another big hurricane season forecast for 2025, with warming ocean a cause |
capitol-beat.org
May 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Are you ready?
Be careful where you put your probably-contaminated dredge spoil...
Sampling of Hercules dredge spoil island to begin late summer, early fall, EPA says
The EPA will take soil samples in late summer or early fall to begin the cleanup of a contaminated dredge spoil site in the marsh north of the F.J. Torras
thebrunswicknews.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Be careful where you put your probably-contaminated dredge spoil...
“Those plants provided food on the table, shelter, clothes and sustenance for families. ...to later find out about the environmental harms that have been inflicted on our community. It’s just very mind-boggling, very mind-boggling and painful.”
Brunswick human exposure study leaves more questions than answers for participants - The Current
A peer-reviewed study has found that 40% of 97 Brunswick natives had higher concentrations of toxicants from two Superfund sites than the national average, with Black participants showing higher expos...
thecurrentga.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Those plants provided food on the table, shelter, clothes and sustenance for families. ...to later find out about the environmental harms that have been inflicted on our community. It’s just very mind-boggling, very mind-boggling and painful.”
“A healthy port benefits our economy, but any deepening must be done in a way that protects the health and safety of our wildlife and our people,” said Susan Inman, OHM Mid Coast Advocate.
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Georgia shipping channelto get an overdue cleaning, thanks to new funds
With the help of new funding, the channel leading into the Port of Brunswick is set to be dredged to make more room for the massive ships coming in and out.
www.ajc.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“A healthy port benefits our economy, but any deepening must be done in a way that protects the health and safety of our wildlife and our people,” said Susan Inman, OHM Mid Coast Advocate.
Read more from @ajc.com 👇
Read more from @ajc.com 👇