Environment Topics

Jekyll Island State Park

Conservation Plan Resource Center

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
  

• Blue Ribbon Panel Examines Coastal Issues
  

• Shrinking beach is big worry - The Brunswick News
  

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
  

• Tree Preservation Mission Launched by the JIA - November 13, 2010
  

• Jekyll Island Conservation Plan Status December 2010
  

• The "X-Men Film and Jekyll's Beachfront: What's the Story?
  

• Jekyll Project Dodges Permit Process: An Interview with David Egan and David Kyler
  

• Jekyll Island State Park Conservation Plan: Resource Center
  

• Jekyll Island Authority Regains Marsh Acreage
  

• Managing Jekyll Island's Deer Population: How Best to Proceed - December 2011
  

Media Coverage - Deer Population Management Proposed for Jekyll Island

• The  Brunswick News - Alligators, people in delicate balance -December 2011
  

• The Brunswick News - Jekyll Island begins clearing effort for overgrown causeway - December 2011 and JIA Press Release on Causeway Clearing
  

• The Brunswick News - Rising Sea Level Causes Concern
  

• Rising oceans worth attention on coastline
  

• Jekyll Island begins clearing effort for overgrown causeway
  

• Vista Clearing Along Jekyll Island Causeway
  

• Group seeks volunteers to keep eye on plovers
  

• Erosion concerns rising on Jekyll
  

• Jekyll Beach health status subject to location
  

• 2012 Jekyll Island Deer Population Survey Results
  

• May 2017 Issues and Media Coverage: Shore Protection Committee   Rejects JIA  Beach Stewardship Permit Application