Vol. XVI No. 1

Spring 2010

A publication of the

Ossabaw Island Foundation

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Revealing Gullah Geechee Culture March 18 Lecture in Savannah Launches New Book

Revealing the voices and mystery of Ossabaw Island

“Interpreting the Gullah/Geechee Heritage in the 21st Century” is a lecture and book release event scheduled for Thursday, March 18 at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah. The event is free and open to the public.

Noted historian Emory Campbell, chair of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission, will give a short lecture, followed by a brief Q & A panel featuring Campbell and Georgia’s two Heritage Corridor Commission representatives, Jeanne Cyriaque and Jamal Toure’.

The hour-long event is the official launch of a newly published book, African American Life in the Georgia Lowcountry: The Atlantic World and the Gullah Geechee. (UGA Press, 2010). Campbell, a contributor to the book, will sign copies after the lecture and panel. Books will be available for purchase for the one-time discounted price of $30.00 including tax.

The evening is sponsored by The Ossabaw Island Foundation (TOIF,) The Ossabaw Island Education Alliance, Georgia Historical Society, UGA Press, The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and the City

of Savannah.

Campbell is one of eleven contributors to the new book. All are noted national and international scholars in African American history.

"This book is, as far as I know, the first of its kind,” said Campbell. “It is a wonderfully diverse collection of insightful perspectives, both historical and personal, on Gullah Geechee culture in the Lowcountry. Not only is it informative, it expresses the culture in a manner that resonates with the pride of our heritage."

Campbell’s highly personal essay provides a capstone for the historical information offered by the scholarly-yet-readable preceding chapters. The new book includes accounts of political turmoil among blacks and whites in post Civil War Savannah; the Muslim influence on

Day Trips to Ossabaw

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Birding Day Trip to Ossabaw Island Saturday, March 20 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m.

Only a few spaces remain on this unique birding trip to Ossabaw, led by wildlife biologist and expert birder Brad Winn. Depart in the morning by pontoon boat from Delegal Marina on Skidaway Island, arriving at the North End of Ossabaw Island.

From the north end of the island we will venture 8.5 miles to Bradley Beach for some great shore birding.

Following a bring-your-own sack lunch we will bird our way through freshwater wetlands, maritime forests and open fields to Pine Barren Rookery, to observe the early spring courtship behavior of egrets, herons and wood storks.

Getting to Know Ossabaw Island Saturday, April 17 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m.

You’re invited on an educational tour of Ossabaw Island, Saturday, April 17, led by TOIF On-Island Coordinator Jim Bitler. This tour includes an overview of the natural and human history of the island, and current educational, scientific and cultural programming on the island.

You will examine the recently restored 1850’s era tabby slave cabins, and you’ll be taken by buckboard wagon to many spots on the island, including Middle Place, the former site of the Genesis Project community operated on Ossabaw Island in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Detailed instructions, what to bring, payment and reservation details and much more can be found on Page 7.

Emory Campbell

“Singing for Fun in Our Natural Environment” is a unique weekend-long workshop held on Ossabaw Island for the past four years. The workshop is a collaboration between Mary Elfner and Elise Witt that brings singers of all skill levels and styles to coastal Georgia. People come from all over the United States to take part in this weekend that combines song and the environment.

“We gather on Ossabaw Island to express ourselves through song, and to learn about the natural history of Ossabaw,” writes Mary Elfner. “We make music machines, we improvise, and we learn songs from many different cultures, including the southern US sea islands. We go out into the environment and we let it inspire us, and then we integrate island-inspired words: “Spanish moss, diesel

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black settlements (enslaved and freedmen) in the coastal Georgia islands; the role of women of color in the American Revolution in coastal Georgia and South Carolina; and the enduring legacy of the legend of the Flying African—a story of determination and resistance handed down through generations, based on an event in the early 19th century on St. Simons Island.

In 2008 the Ossabaw Island Education Alliance, The Ossabaw Island Foundation, Georgia Historical Society and other partners hosted a first-of-its kind symposium on African American history in coastal Georgia, attended by over 400 participants from across the U.S. and three foreign countries. The papers presented at that Savannah conference make up most of the chapters in the UGA Press book.

If you go: “Interpreting the Gullah/Geechee Heritage in the 21st Century” Emory Campbell Lecture, Q&A with Campbell, Jeanne Cyriaque and Jamal Toure, and Book Signing. Thursday, March 18 7:00 p.m. Lecture/Panel Discussion 8:00 p.m. Book Signing. African Americans and The Georgia Lowcountry: The Atlantic World and the Gullah Geechee. (UGA Press 2010). Suggested Retail Price: $34.95. Available for purchase on March 18 at the Event Discounted Rate of $30.00 including tax. (on-site purchases only) Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Annex 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (enter via Alice Street) Savannah, Georgia Free and Open to the Public

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donkey, black pig waltz” into new songs that we create as a group.

“This distinctive workshop builds on the purpose of Ossabaw Island as a state heritage preserve. It combines the vision of Eleanor (Sandy) Torrey-West and the mandate of the State of Georgia to be used for natural, scientific and cultural study, research and education, and environmentally sound preservation, conservation and management of the island’s

ecosystem.

“The workshop is an opportunity for individuals to learn more about their own voice, to build community through group singing, and to celebrate the natural

environment in song. We let ourselves be inspired by the beautiful nature of Ossabaw Island.”

If you would like more information, please contact Mary Elfner at marygeoff@comcast.net.

Singers Inspired by Ossabaw Island Weekend

Educators, artists and scientists staying at the Ossabaw Island Club House can thank the Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation of Savannah for a recent upgrade to the 1880’s building.

Fully restored in 2002, the Club House is used as housing for groups or individuals coming to the island for natural, scientific or cultural study, research and education. In the eight years since its restoration, with full exposure to the elements of Ossabaw Island, the Club House was past due for new exterior paint.

Equally needed was an upgrade to the electrical system to install three new heat pumps in the bedrooms, so that

Club House Upgrades Completed Thanks to the Gaines Foundation

all bedrooms and the living room would be heated spaces.

The Knight/Gaines family, longtime Ossabaw Island supporters, made a significant donation through their foundation that allowed this work to be done during the late fall of 2009. The exterior paint assures the continued long life of the facility, and the electric upgrade and new heaters allow the Club House to be more comfortable for island visitors seeking a wintertime island experience for their work.

In July, the Ossabaw Island Foundation welcomed On-Island Intern Ben Marchman to the fold. On an as-needed basis, Ben assists On-Island Coordinator Jim Bitler with educational daytrips and overnight groups, and also provides support to educational trips on Ossabaw led by John “Crawfish” Crawford of the UGA Marine Education Center.

Ben grew up in the Atlanta area and has spent significant time on Cumberland Island throughout his life. He holds an undergraduate degree in Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education from Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina. Ben’s background runs the gamut of outdoor experiences: outdoor adventure program leader; environmental educator; youth leader; with certification as a Wilderness First Responder/First Aid, as a Falconry Apprentice, and in Wildlife Rehabilitation.

He’s volunteered as a homebuilder for Habitat for Humanity and for the Costa Rica Humanitarian Foundation; and studied/volunteered as a lion handler at South Africa Seaview Game & Lion Park (Port Elizabeth, SA).

In addition to his Ossabaw internship, Ben also works part time at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah and volunteers twice a month at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island.

Despite his longtime connection with Cumberland, “it’s totally different on Ossabaw,” says Ben. “On Ossabaw you can be the only person on the island, it’s so remote, even though you can see civilization from the island.”

Introducing Ben Marchman, Ossabaw Island Intern

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To-Date 2010 BOLD = New Donor

The Ossabaw Donkey $20-$99 Bonnie Ballard, Savannah, GA A gift from Linda Bleicken, Savannah, GA, in honor of John McGuthry. Edward E. Boshears, St. Simons Island, GA Katherine Chisholm, Savannah, GA Perdita Buchan Connolly, Ocean Grove, NJ Jeannine Cook, Townsend, GA Mark Finlay, Savannah, GA Richard Glendinning, Savannah, GA Hartford Gongaware, Savannah, GA A gift from Robin Gunn, Savannah, GA, in memory of Jim Bitler’s mother, Dougless Bitler. Ruth Haas, Decatur, GA R. L. Harrison, Savannah, GA Jo & Harry Hickson, Savannah, GA Laura Hyatt, Savannah, GA Tom & Betsy Kohler, Savannah, GA Anna S. Lacher, Aiken, SC Fran Lewis, Winters, CA A gift from Beth Logan, Savannah, GA, in honor of Olivia Alison. A gift from Deborah Marlowe Atlanta, GA, in honor of Helen Downing. Paul & Deborah Mamalakis, Savannah, GA Mary Maughelli, Fresno, CA Pat & Judy Mooney, Savannah, GA Scott Pendergrast, Decatur, GA Genesis Project ‘75-76 & ‘76-77 Ira Ross, Savannah, GA Paul Rush & Vicki Mitchell, Denton, NC Mr. & Mrs. William N. Searcy, Savannah, GA A gift from Sally Sears, Atlanta, GA, in honor of Helen Downing. Ms. Nancy Mathews Tamarack, Savannah, GA A gift from Zelda Tenenbaum, Savannah, GA, in honor of Lisa Robinson & Ken Rosenthal’s marriage in July 2009. A gift from Zelda Tenenbaum, Savannah, GA, in memory of Anastasia “Tassie” Kontos. Patti Vrobel, Portland, OR Margaret L. Willits, Sonora, CA A gift from Linda & Michael Zoller, Savannah, GA, in memory of Jim Simmons III. Lucky the Ossabaw Pig $100-$499 Ann & Herb Alperin, Atlanta, GA A gift from Jennifer Atkinson Washington, GA in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Guy Lance. Daryl Barksdale, Atlanta, GA Cynthia Bender, Rincon, GA Leigh Bottomley, Lawrenceville, GA A gift from Susie Clinard, Savannah, GA, in memory of Paul Pressly’s mother, Alice Pressly. Emory S. Campbell, Hilton Head Island, SC Kevin & Sondra Donovan, Crested Butte, CO, Genesis Project Dr. Kay Davis Dunn, Atlanta, GA A gift from Ann Gannam Savannah, GA in memory of Mr. Michael Gannam. A gift from Cornelia R. Groves, Savannah, GA in honor of Sandy West & Richard Boaen.

A gift from Bette & Randy Hughes Champaign, IL, in honor of Zelda & Sheldon Tenenbaum. A gift from Anne & John Janas, New York, NY, in memory of John Reiter. Chris & Charlie Johnson, Savannah, GA Mimi S. Jones, Savannah, GA Richard B. McBride, St. Simons, GA A gift from Joe & Donna Meadows, Gainesville, GA, in memory of Jim Simmons. Sandra & Simon Miller, Atlanta, GA Maryanne Mott, Santa Barbara, CA Alvin Neely, Savannah, GA A gift from NeSmith Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Inc., Claxton, GA, in honor of Roger Parker. Bernadette Nolan, Savannah, GA Patrick & Mary Prokop, Savannah, GA Tom & Ann Ramee, Savannah, GA Helen Rogers, Avondale Estates, GA Barbara & Mike Ruddy, Savannah, GA Sonny & Cecelia Seiler, Savannah, GA F. Michael & Kathryn Saunders, Atlanta, GA Frances Smith, Savannah, GA Mr. & Mrs. Edmund T. Sommer, Savannah, GA James F. Stewart Jr., New York, NY A gift from Ken Thomas (GA DNR Retired) Decatur, GA, in honor of Eleanor T. West’s 97th birthday. Dale & Sonny Thorpe, Savannah, GA James Triplett, Pittsburg, KS A gift from Alan Usher, Savannah, GA, for the love of Roger Parker. Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wagner, Savannah, GA Henry & Deborah Whitfield, Savannah, GA Suzanne Williams, Savannah, GA Fiddler Crab $500-$999 Mary Elfner, Richmond, VA Sam & Betsy Candler, Sharpsburg, GA Antonia Hamilton, Philadelphia, PA Ossabaw Island Project & Genesis Project Wilson & Linda Fisk Morris, Savannah, GA Kim & Sam Murray, Savannah, GA A gift from Amy Smith, Washington, DC, A tribute to Sandy West. Zelda Tenenbaum, Savannah, GA

Woodstork $1,000-$1,999 Jill Stuckey, Jonesboro, GA

Snowy Egret $2,000-$4,999 Richard & Audrey Platt, Savannah, GA A gift from Patricia T. Barmeyer, Atlanta, GA, in honor of Sandy West’s 97th birthday.

Great Egret $5,000-$9,999 Helen Downing, Savannah, GA A gift from the Raymond M. Cash Foundation, Smyrna, GA, in memory of Raymond Cash.

In memory of John Collins, son-in-law of board member Laura Hardman, from: Walter Jospin, Chris Molen, Elizabeth Noe, Wendy Shoob, Maureen & Kevin Conboy, Franklin & Patricia Layson, Atlanta, GA.

Our Generous Supporters

Contributions to the Ossabaw Island Foundation, a 501-c-3 not-for-profit corporation, are deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Ben Marchman

It’s a Wrap! Ossabaw Island Annual Meeting 2010

Dr. Steven Darsey

L to R: TOIF Board Member Zelda Tenenbaum,

& Elaine Longwater

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Outgoing chair Helen Downing receives pig.

Emory Campbell, TOIF Board Member

A record crowd of over 160 people filled the Coastal Georgia Center on January 14 for the 2010 Annual Meeting of The Ossabaw Island Foundation (TOIF).

Highlights of the evening included an audio-visual presentation by Dr. Steven Darsey of Atlanta, of excerpts from his oratorio “The Marshes of Glynn,” based on the classic poem by renowned 19th century Georgia poet Sidney Lanier. Darsey spent time on Ossabaw Island in 2007 and 2009 as an artist-in-residence, composing this musical piece for orchestra, large chorus and vocal soloists.

Later in the program, to his surprise, Darsey was awarded the Eleanor “Sandy” West Ossabaw Fellowship for 2010. The Ossabaw Fellowship recognizes the creative or academic endeavors of a person in any field, whose work relates to or is inspired by Ossabaw Island.

Emory Campbell, chairman of the Gullah Geechee Corridor Commission and a board member of the Ossabaw Island Foundation, presented a summary of the Gullah Geechee Corridor, and the progress they have made in developing a management plan for the Corridor, which stretches from Wilmington, North Carolina to Jacksonville, Florida, and includes Ossabaw Island.

Jim Bitler, On-Island Coordinator for TOIF, gave a tour of the new Ossabaw Island Foundation website, www.ossabawisland.org.

Thank you to the following outgoing TOIF board members recognized at the meeting:

John Mitchell, Savannah, GA Kirk Woodall, Smyrna, GA

Welcome to the following new board members:

Seth Goodman, Savannah, GA Karen Cash, Ball Ground, GA

Elaine Longwater of Longwater & Company received special recognition in honor of her many years of assistance to TOIF’s marketing and public relations efforts.

Outgoing TOIF board chair Helen Downing was presented with an almost-life size papier mache’ sculpture of Paul Mitchell, Ossabaw Island’s “Pig of Honor,” as a thank you gift for her three years of service as board chair.

Helen Downing then presented to incoming chair Susie Clinard the official “Passing of the Pig,” the TOIF ceremony transferring chairmanship of the board.

The 2010 annual meeting concluded with a special video greeting from Sandy West, longtime resident of Ossabaw Island and the visionary behind the designation of Ossabaw Island as a Heritage Preserve. This video was recorded at Sandy’s home during Thanksgiving weekend 2009.

The meeting ended with birthday cake in celebration of Sandy West’s 97th birthday on January 17.

Outgoing chair Helen Downing passes the pig to incoming chair Susie Clinard

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L to R: TOIF Board Member Laura Hardman, incoming chair Susie Clinard,

and Annual Meeting Sponsor Harley Lingerfelt

L to R: Julianne Lamar, Louise Lewis, TOIF Board

Member Emory Campbell, Calvin Lamar

Annual Meeting guests assemble for presentation

On-Island Coordinator Jim Bitler serves birthday cake to guests.

Special thanks to:

• Harley Lingerfelt, for underwriting the 2010 Annual Meeting.

• Curt Hames, donor of a portfolio of Ossabaw Island photos as a thank-you gift to Elaine Longwater;

• Harriet DeLong, creator of the papier mache likeness of Paul Mitchell;

• Laura Hyatt, volunteer event photographer for the meeting;

• Event volunteers Caroline Jackovich, Max MacKenzie, and James Blackburn;

• Cuffy Sullivan for newsletter and program design;

• Robin Gunn, contract staff and special projects manager;

• Georgia Southern University, David Murkison, Dorinda Williams and the entire Coastal Georgia Center staff, for office space and equipment, technical support, and enthusiastic assistance, friendship and partnership.

Save the date for January 13, 2011, TOIF’s next Annual Meeting.

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The overhaul of the Ossabaw Island Foundation website is complete! Thanks to the leadership of former board member Chris Miller and the innovation and creativity of Longwater & Company, the new website includes a taste of just about everything you might want to know about Ossabaw Island. When are upcoming events? How can I organize a group trip? Who owned Ossabaw in the 19th century? What are the latest scientific and educational efforts? What were the Genesis Project and the Ossabaw Island Project? What’s going on with the restoration of the nineteenth century tabby slave houses? What is the Visiting Artists Program? How can I purchase Ossabaw Island merchandise? Who is the Ossabaw Island Education Alliance?

The answers to all these questions, and many others about Ossabaw, are just a mouse click away. Be sure to watch the videos and take the virtual photo tours. You’re not going to want to miss a thing!

Ossabaw Island on the Web? From where does Ossabaw island get its unusual name?

For thousands of years the early indigenous people of North America spoke a variety of different languages based on a handful of different “linguistic stocks.” Of these stocks, Muskegon was the basis for some of the languages spoken in what is now the southeastern United States, including the language of the historic Creek Indians of coastal Georgia.

For over 200 years, beginning in the early 1500’s, Spain, France and ultimately England explored the region and interacted with the locals. The translating of local dialects by this variety of early explorers led to many different spellings of local place names. Ossabaw has historically been recorded as “Osbo,” “Hoospa” and “Osspo.”

It is widely held that “Ossabaw” is a corruption of a Creek Indian word that loosely translates to “land of holly” or “holly bush growing place.” This refers to the Yaupon Holly that grows abundantly across the island. We will feature an article telling the story of this interesting plant in a future newsletter. Until then, at least you know why we incorporated the sprig of Yaupon on our new website.

Ossabaw: What’s in a Name?

Eastern Bluebirds love to snack on Yaupon Holly

Find us on Facebook: Ossabaw Island Lovers Facebook Group

Join the Facebook group “Ossabaw Island Lovers,” for another way to stay in touch with the latest Ossabaw Island and The Ossabaw Island Foundation (TOIF) happenings.

Launched in 2007 by TOIF’s then-high school intern Rynne Ambrose (with help from David Murkison of the Coastal Georgia Center,) the “Ossabaw Island Lovers” Facebook Group recently hit the 600-member milestone. The group is administered by The Ossabaw Island Foundation.

Facebook is a social networking website where members can keep in touch with friends and various groups. It is free to set up an account.

Be a part of the Ossabaw Island community wherever you are. Find fellow Genesis and Ossabaw Island Project alumni, reminisce about your own unique Ossabaw experience, and get up-to-the-minute notices about upcoming events. See you on Facebook!

The Torrey West house on Ossabaw Island, built in 1924-1926, has remained almost unchanged in the 84 years since Nell and Henry Torrey built and furnished it. The house’s mostly untouched condition presents unique opportunities for studying furnishings and interiors of nearly 100 years ago. Yet the fragility of the home’s contents also presents challenges for their preservation and maintenance.

In January 2010 undergrads, grad students and professionals in furniture conservation and historic preservation spent twelve days on Ossabaw. This “Preventative Conservation Workshop” was a credited short course sponsored by the Art Conservation Masters Degree Program at the University of Delaware/Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, one of only four such programs in the U.S.

Led by David Bayne, Genesis Project alumnus and a conservator for the State of New York, the students conducted an assessment of the furnishings of the Torrey West House, established “Best Practices” for care and maintenance of the furnishings, and deep cleaned the Living Room, the Sun Room, and the Dining Room using those practices.

Additional instruction was provided by an architectural conservator and a textiles specialist from Colonial Williamsburg.

Bayne hopes that this Preventative Conservation Workshop will be held annually on Ossabaw Island. Check out the workshop blog by Rose Daly, a participant in this inaugural workshop: www.dalyconservation.com/?cat=38

Interiors Conservation of the Torrey West House

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The Ossabaw Gift Shop

Newly designed t-shirt and totes by Longwater & Company feature the bone yard tree in blue at sunrise on an off-white organic cotton.

Books include Evocations of an Island hardcover book, by Jack Leigh, Alan Campbell & James Kilgo, as well as boxed note cards featuring four different images from the book, (8 cards total, with 2 cards each image). Also, Ann Foskey’s Images of America: Ossabaw Island, and The God of the Hinge, Sojourns in Cloud Cuckoo Land by Elizabeth Pool and Eleanor West. We also offer prints of William Armstrong’s painting of Bradley Beach.

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Day Trips Details: Everything You Need to Know About TOIF Day Trips

Planning to join us for one of our day trips? Here’s what you need to know, regardless of which trip you’re planning to attend.

Day Trip Travel Arrangements: We are pleased to work with Captain Mike Neal and his eco-tour company, Bull River Cruises, as the transportation for our day trips. Day trips depart from and return to Delegal Marina at The Landings on Skidaway Island, just south of Savannah. For all day trips, the boat leaves promptly at 9:30 a.m. Please arrive at the marina by 9:15 a.m. The marina is about 30-45 minutes from downtown Savannah.

Cost: $50 per person for Friends of Ossabaw / $70 per person for Future Friends (includes membership fee as a “Friend of Ossabaw”)

How to reserve/pay for your day trip ticket: Trip fee is payable at www.ossabawisland.net (the Ossabaw Island Foundation “store” website), OR in advance by check to: The Ossabaw Island Foundation, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah, GA 31401 Reservations are required, as space is limited. Payment in full is required to confirm reservations.

What does my ticket purchase? Cost includes round-trip boat transportation to Ossabaw Island and the full day tour. Cost does NOT include lunch or beverages. You must bring those with you.

Cancellation/refund policy and weather policy: No refunds. Trip will occur rain or shine, except for during severe weather watches or warnings. In the case of trip cancellation due to weather, the trip will be rescheduled.

What to bring: Sack lunch, bottled water or other beverage.

What to wear: Casual outdoor clothes and closed toed shoes. You will be outside for the entire day trip, including on an open, canopied boat traveling to and from Ossabaw Island.

Age and agility: Due to the length of the tour, our day trip programs are not recommended for children under 12. Because we will be riding along unpaved roads in a wooden buckboard wagon, our day trips are not recommended for those with hip, back or knee problems.

Other important information: Day trips do not include a tour of the Torrey-West Estate, out of respect for privacy.

For more information, contact Jim Bitler, (912) 210-1613, or email jim@ossabawisland.org.

The Ossabaw Island Foundation 305 Fahm Street

Savannah, Georgia 31401 912.233-5104

fax 912.233-5145 www.ossabawisland.org

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The Ossabaw Island Foundation

Board of Trustees

Chair Susie Clinard

Treasurer Stewart Bromley

Secretary Julian Pafford

Gail Andrus Patricia Barmeyer Linda Bleicken Emory Campbell Ron Carroll Karen Cash Callie Downing Peggy Galis Seth Goodman Laura Hardma William Haynes Mitch Jacoby Tom Jones Martin Melaver Jim Noyes Gillian Shallcross Zelda Tenenbaum

Trustee Emeritus Lee Adler

Annie Dillard Dr. F. C. Grear Maryanne Mott

Brian Rosborough

Chairperson Emeritus Eleanor T. West

Executive Director Elizabeth DuBose

Two Spring Day Trips to Ossabaw Island:

Birding Day Trip to Ossabaw Island

Saturday, March 20 9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m.

Arrive and depart from Delegal Marina, Skidaway Island.

Getting to Know Ossabaw Island Saturday, April 17

9:30 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Arrive and depart from Delegal Marina,

Skidaway Island.

See Page 7 for important details.

What is Ossabaw Island?

Ossabaw Island is a barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean owned by the State of Georgia and located in Chatham County.

Who is the Ossabaw Island Foundation?

The non-profit Ossabaw Island Foundation, through a public-private partnership with the State of Georgia, inspires, promotes, and manages exceptional educational, cultural, and scientific programs that are designed to maximize the experience of Ossabaw Island, while minimizing the impact on its resources.