By Mary Fairchild Stafford Beach, Cumberland Island. 11/02/12. Surfers on Amelia Island shared with me that there are consistent spots along the eastern seaboard that bring in solid waves for three out of the four seasons. Although I was hoping that Hurricane Sandy, which had already delivered swell from Florida to the Great Lakes(Sun Times story here), would keep things interesting,…
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Cultural Ecology of the Atlantic Coast: Shell Middens and Ancient Tidal Forests
By Mary Fairchild (Dungeness ; Cumberland Island.) It was just a year ago that I had first stumbled across some ancient scattered shells by the Carnegie Ruins on Cumberland Island and couldn’t stop thinking about them… Cultural ecology is a map of relationships between living things and their group dynamics over time. The Dungeness Historic District on Cumberland Island(pictured) and the…
Georgia’s Coast: Tidal Flat Ecosystems, Ancient History, and Stewardship
By Mary Fairchild (Razor sharp clusters of oysters exposed during low tide at Skidaway Narrows across from Skidaway Island State Park.) Once a narrow, shallow tidal creek, Skidaway Narrows is now dredged and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway which stretches from Virginia to Florida and on the Gulf side all the way around…