Georgia Outdoor Episodes
The PBS show Georgia Outdoors, produced and hosted by veteran reporter Sharon Collins, has wonderful episodes on coastal wildlife and...
A Haven for Herons
The State of Georgia has done an exemplary job of preserving its tidal wetlands. According to the Georgia Department of Natural...
A Pistol-Packing Shrimp
When the tide is out, a staccato of sharp pops resounds from creek beds and pools backed up behind oyster reef dams in the marsh creeks....
Microscopic algae in coastal food webs
Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, is the most visible plant in Georgia salt marsh estuaries. Scientists initially thought that decaying...
So, what is a mummichog?
The minnow-like fish swarming in tidal creeks at low tide, or in the marsh at high tide, are mummichogs, the most common of the species...
Sapelo Island Photo Gallery
I have posted a photo gallery of color images of Sapelo Island taken during the time our family lived there on my Facebook page (Evelyn...
Georgia fiddlers (crabs, that is)
These small crabs, scuttling in large 'herds' across the marsh at low tide, are among the most conspicuous invertebrates in Georgia salt...
Videos on Cumberland and Sapelo Islands
For great introductions to the habitats and wildlife of coastal Georgia, watch the excellent videos 'Wild Cumberland' and 'Sapelo'...
