Georgia sound, Vol. 10, no. 3 (July - Sept. 2004

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Scenes from the 14th Annual Golden Isles Parent-Child Fishing Derby

The 14th annual Golden Isles Parent-Child Fishing Derby on June 19 welcomed over 170 boys and girls and introduced them to the fun of catch-and-release fishing. Free to kids ages 5-12, the Derby included fish length contests, free photos, give-aways, coloring and games at the CoastalArk, and a visit from Ronald McDonald himself.

Go Fish! Go Fish! Go Fish!

Inside This Issue:
Parent-Child Fishing Derby
Beach Swimming Advisories What's New

The Art of G-8 CRD Volunteerism
Short Strikes

The World of CRD Creel Clerks GCMP Welcomes New Staff Ship to Shore

Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center for Education and Rehabilitation
CoastFest 2004

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By: Elizabeth Cheney ~ Water Quality Monitoring Program

Beach Swimming Advisories ~What's New~

PeachOonTthe Beach

You may have noticed more beach swimming advisories this summer on Jekyll and St. Simons beaches and wondered why. While the beach conditions are basically the same as previous years, under new guidelines laboratory procedures now utilize a more sensitive test to detect bacterial contamination. The result is that we are finding bacterial contamination this year that we would not have detected in previous years.

Coastal Resources Division (CRD) works with the local Health Departments to advise the public when we find high levels of potentially harmful bacteria in the beach water. Studies have shown that swimmers in contaminated water have a higher incidence of illnesses with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever, headache, and ear-ache. Children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are those most likely to develop illnesses after swimming in
Peach on the Beach water containing potentially harmful bacteria.

Can you eat the fish you've caught from waters under an advisory? Yes, fish and other seafood

DNR and the Coastal Health District are working together to ensure

caught from waters under a beach advisory should be thoroughly washed with fresh water and thoroughly cooked before consumption.

that the public hears about any swimming advisories in our beach waters. Look for the "Peach on the Beach" to find the most up-to-date

information on beach advisories. A

How would you get sick? Swimmers accidentally swallow some of the contaminated water, or the bacteria in the water may enter through the eyes, nose, ears, or an open cut or wound in the skin. How much contaminated water contact before you

new feature, the "Peach on the Beach" report will run weekly in the Brunswick News. Be sure to check out the CRD web page as well at http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us and click on the QuickLink to "Current Beach

become ill? We don't know for sure. Studies that

Advisories."

examine a person's risk from exposure to

contaminated water are difficult to conduct because

researchers do not want to knowingly cause a

person to become ill. So there has not been enough

research to show an exact level of risk. What we do

know is that when there is some risk of illness, the

Department of Natural Resources, the Health

Department, and your local governments will work

together to let you know and to identify and rectify

contamination sources.

The Brunswick News Weekend Swimming Advisory

Peach on the Beach

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By: Charles Bennett, Jr. ~ Special to the Georgia Sound

The Art of G-8

When the G-8 leaders traveled to Sea Island, Georgia in mid-June of 2004, Governor Sonny Perdue presented each dignitary with a little piece of coastal Georgia; a quaint reminder of the serenity, tranquility and appeal of the area.

Eight paintings of coastal Georgia marshlands, similar to this one painted for President George Bush, were created by Carrollton artist Tom Nielsen
and presented to each of the heads of state attending June's G-8 Summit on Sea Island.

Tom Nielsen, a Carrolton, Georgia artist with a knack for translating the beauty of landscape to canvas, turned an afternoon of touring the coast, courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources personnel, into eight poignant paintings of the beauty and lore that is the Golden Isles. His collection of paintings, Marshes of Glynn, was completed on behalf of the Governor and all the people of Georgia for each of the heads of state attending the Summit.

"Each painting captures Georgia's unique marshlands. It's my hope that these images will provide our distinguished guests with a lasting memory of the natural beauty of our coastal region," said Perdue. "I want to express my appreciation to Tom Nielsen for lending his artistic talent to our G-8 efforts."

Nielson himself is a veteran of many artistic governmental endeavors, with over four decades of portrait and landscape painting to his credit. He was the official designer of a commemorative silver dollar from the U.S. Mint, a bronze medallion for the U.S. Congress, and many other official pieces of art for the U.S. Government. Nationally known in the art world, Nielson's work is widely recognized and admired.

His paintings of Glynn County will now grace walls worldwide and stand as a testament to the natural beauty of coastal Georgia. "I am honored to paint these landscapes on behalf of the Governor and the citizens of Georgia," Nielson added.

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Tom Nielson's scenes of coastal Georgia beauty now make their homes in countries around the world.

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Special Care

By: Nancy Butler ~ Public Affairs Coordinator

Volunteerism Important to CRD Staff

Busy work schedules often get in the way of outside interests but CRD Associates find time to volunteer with a number of worthwhile organizations and events. Some get involved because of a deep personal interest...others just because they care. Next time you attend a local community event take a look around ... that volunteer you see might just be from Coastal Resources Division!

Some of the many community organizations our staff volunteer with each year include:

Adopt-a-Highway Litter Control Program American Cancer Society - Relay for Life
American Diabetes Association American Heart Association's Heart Walk
American Legion American Red Cross Blood Drives Area Youth Sports - coaches, referees
Boys and Girls Club of Glynn Boy Scouts of America
Brunswick High School NJROTC Brunswick Holiday Parade
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Coastal Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Gateway Lions Club Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, Camp Oo-u-La
Girl Scouts Council of Savannah Glynn Academy Sports Booster Glynn Academy Band Booster Glynn Academy Rifle Team Booster Glynn Academy Marine Corps Junior ROTC Glynn County Board of Elections - Pollsters Glynn County Schools Mentoring Program
Golden Isles Kingfish Classic Golden Isles Parent-Child Fishing Derby

Organ Donation Brunswick Holiday Parade

Blood Mobile

Camp Oo-u-La

Girl Scouts Parent-Child Fishing Derby

Homefront Heroes, Georgia Army National Guard Family Readiness Program Keep Brunswick-Golden Isles Beautiful National Donor Registry International Seafarer's Center Jekyll Island Fishing Festival
Life Link of Georgia - Organ Donation Awareness Local School Parent-Teacher Associations Manna House National Coastal Clean-Up National Guard Association of Georgia Rivers Alive St. Simons Land Trust Adopt-A-Stream Safe Harbor Children's Shelter Special Olympics Toys for Tots United Way of Glynn Veterans of Foreign Wars
Volunteer in the Park (Living History), Fort King George & Fort Frederica NM Youth Challenge Program Mentor YWCA

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By: Spud Woodward ~ Assistant Director for Marine Fisheries
Short Strikes

Web Survey on Blue Crab Fishery Management
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) is continuing its efforts to update the Georgia Blue Crab Management Plan. The Blue Crab Advisory Panel, with its newly diversified membership, has met twice to provide input on current and future management. While the perspective and opinions of the advisory panel are very important, CRD desires to hear from all those interested in the future of our living marine resources. An easy way to do this is to participate in an online survey being conducted through a link at the Coastal Resources Division website at http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us. The survey will take about five minutes to complete and you will not be asked to provide any personal information. The results of this survey will be summarized and made available to the Board of Natural Resources, the General Assembly, and the Governor's office. For more information contact Doug Haymans at (912) 264-7218 or doug_haymans@dnr.state.ga.us.

Georgia Shrimp Marketing Campaign Starts
During the recent G-8 Summit, the computer-controlled electronic billboard at the west end of the F.J. Torras Causeway in Brunswick told viewers to choose Georgia shrimp if they want the best on their plate. What a fitting message to be delivered in the city that was once touted as the "Shrimp Capital of the World." This billboard is just one of the tools that the Georgia Shrimp Association will be using to convince consumers that they should be asking for wild, domestic shrimp when they go to their grocery, seafood market, or favorite restaurant. Federal funds and member dues are being used to fund a multi-media marketing plan. For more information on shrimp marketing or the Georgia Shrimp Association contact John Wallace (912) 437-8188.

Statesboro Man Catches Record King Mackerel
The number "13" proved to be a lucky one for angler Joe Bell of Statesboro, Georgia. On June 13, Bell and his son, Jason, started for the Gulf Stream but decided to stop at one of Georgia's favorite offshore fishing grounds, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. During the course of the day's fishing, a live Atlantic thread herring, locally known as a greenie, attracted the attention of a big king mackerel. When the fish was gaffed and pulled into the boat, the two men knew they had something special, but kept fishing. However, it was not until they finally got the fish to a certified scale at the Mascot Pecan Company in Glennville, did they know they had a potential record breaker. The big king weighed 75 pounds, 12 ounces and has been approved as the new Georgia record. For more information on the Georgia Saltwater Gamefish Records Program contact Henry Ansley at (912) 264-7218.

Coastal Resources Division Field Office
Opens in Richmond Hill
In April, the Coastal Resources Division opened a field office at the Jack Kingston Conservation Building in the Richmond Hill Municipal Complex. A marine biologist and marine technician responsible for Marine Sportfish Population Health Study activities in the Wassaw estuary and for monitoring of fish carcass donation freezers in the Chatham, Bryan, and Liberty County area will be based at this office. Staff from the Ecological Services Section responsible for dock permits and other regulated activities will also be housed in the new office.

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By: Delaine Hildreth ~ Marine Fisheries Creel Clerk

Show Me Your Fish (please)
The Not-So-Secret World of CRD Creel Clerks
Recently, I was asked to describe a typical day in the life of a creel clerk. For those of you not familiar with the term "creel clerk," in coastal Georgia, this is a person who collects information for the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS), a cooperative project between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Coastal Resources Division (CRD) and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The creel clerk's job is interviewing saltwater anglers at randomly selected fishing access sites up and down the Georgia coast.

When I say interviewing, I mean walking up

to total strangers, asking very specific questions

about them and their fishing trip, identifying

their catch, and then weighing and measuring

their fish. It is hard to predict how this will turn

Coming to a boat ramp near you the "CRD Creel Crew" - (back row L-R) Chamois Campbell, Josh Noble, Kathy Knowlton; (front row L-R) Karen Wolfes
and Delaine Hildreth.

out. Sometimes you're greeted with a smile and sometimes you're not. You may be surprised, though, to find out we have an

extremely high rate of cooperation. In fact, more than 95% of the anglers volunteer to do the survey.

Most folks are very cordial and are happy to help us with information that can be used to better conserve

our saltwater fish.

For the MRFSS, fishing access sites are divided into three types: shore, charter and private boat. A computer program randomly generates the survey assignment from a pool of seventy-eight potential sites. One day you may be interviewing shore anglers on the Tybee Ocean Pier in Chatham County and the next day you're waiting for a charter to come to the dock at Cabin Bluff in Camden County. Because of the diversity of the sites and anglers who fish from them you can never be sure of what or whom you will encounter.

Anyone who hangs around boat ramps, marinas, and fishing piers for very long is bound to end up with a few stories. I could describe the anglers who, in a panic, drive off with their outboards dragging in the dirt just to avoid talking to me. Or, the time a man kept waving his gun around in front of me as he described how he knew for sure that he had caught four stingrays because he could count the number of bullets he had used to shoot them. And yes, he did participate in the survey!

The key to becoming a successful creel clerk is flexibility dealing with anglers, especially those who are dissatisfied. Talking to the creel clerks is often the easiest way for an angler to express his or her opinion about DNR regulations. One angler may be upset because he can't keep a red drum over 23 inches and
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the next angler thinks the spotted seatrout limit should be raised to 14 inches. The comments or complaints are as unique as the person and the possibilities are endless. But every angler wants to be heard and we do our best to be patient and lend a sympathetic ear.

One of my most memorable encounters was with a lady on one of our coastal fishing piers who was mad because she couldn't keep a southern kingfish (whiting) less than 10 inches. The regulations had recently changed and she was used to being able to keep smaller fish. As she told me, "a 10-inch whiting just won't fit in my frying pan." While this might seem a little silly to you or me, she was genuinely upset!

Another challenging aspect of the job is the unusual hours. Since we need to be out when the anglers are fishing, we don't work a 9 to 5, Monday through Friday schedule. Our office is a pickup truck with a tree for shade, if we're lucky. The job requires working weekends and often very long days, especially during the summer. Starting in the spring and running through the fall, some of the charter captains in Chatham County run Gulf Stream trips and may not arrive back at the dock until 7 or 8 at night. After the interviews with the anglers are completed, and the fish are measured and weighed, there is still almost a 2hour trip back to the office. And, don't let me get started about the sand gnats!

Tables Turned - Creel Clerk Answer Questions Instead of Asking Them!

Delaine Hildreth

Josh Noble

Karen Wolfes

Chamois Campbell

Kathy Knowlton

What is your favorite part of being a creel
clerk? "That's easy - the people and the places.
I have had the pleasure of working at
some of the most beautiful areas along the Georgia coast and meeting some of the nicest people from not only Georgia, but all over the United States
and some foreign countries. In fact, I met one of my favorite
fishermen while conducting interviews
at a local marina about six years ago my husband, Greg!
But that's another story!"

Where are your most interesting
surveys? "There is always
something interesting happening at Miss Judy Charters on Wilmington Island. With 10 Captains coming in there with charters that have been offshore, I have had days when there would be over 200 fish to record and probably 10-20 different species. For me, that's really exciting."

What do you like best about working
in this project? "All the different
people I meet really make this job so great. Most folks are very nice and informative. I am very lucky to have the freedom to be
"out and about" instead of stuck behind a desk
every day."

What do you think is the most
important part of your job?
"Doing my part when it comes to
conservation. Accurate data collection is a vital part of fisheries management."

What do you find to be the most unique thing about working
on the Georgia coast?
"Every time I see the wide expanse of tidal
marsh, which is so relatively undisturbed
compared to other Atlantic states, I am truly amazed. I grew
up on the Chesapeake Bay in the mid-Atlantic, and the Georgia coast is completely different. I am grateful for the
opportunity to experience the beauty of coastal Georgia each and every day."

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GCMP and You
Georgia Coastal Management Program
Welcomes New Staff Members
CoastalArk Coordinator
Mary has worked in natural resource management for 17 years. She holds a B.A. degree in Environmental Science and Chemistry from Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, and an M.S. from the D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources at the University of Georgia. Her past jobs include: Georgia Department of Natural Resources Water Conservation Coordinator, Executive Director of the Coastal Georgia Land Trust, Water Conservation Planner for Savannah/Chatham County, and Fish & Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Her expertise includes the areas of water policy and management, water conservation, land use and planning, land conservation, fish and wildlife biology.
She is married to Geoff Wilson and they have one son, Elijah Elfner Wilson.

Mary Elfner
Christina comes to us from North Carolina where she recently earned a Master's degree in coastal environmental management at Duke University. She also holds a B.A. in biology and sociology from Rice University.

Permit Coordinator

She has worked with Sarasota County's (FL) Resource Protection Services dock and bulkhead permitting division, interned with The Conservancy of Southwest Florida as a sea turtle monitor, and volunteered with the Hawaii Volcano National Park Hawksbill Turtle Monitoring Project for five months. At Duke University she coordinated the Third Annual Neuse River Foundation Sprint Triathalon.

At CRD Christina will serve as Permit Coordinator for the northern three coastal counties dealing with private recreational dock requests and bank stabilization requests as well as any unauthorized activities impacting coastal marshlands.

Christina Hodge

Grants Manager

A coastal Georgia girl by nature, Diana grew up in the Savannah and Springfield areas and received a BA degree in Anthropology/Archaeology from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Before switching careers, she spent five years in archaeological field work that included coastal projects at Hamilton Plantation on St. Simons Island, Riceboro/Bartram Trail, Dorchester Academy, and Fort James.

Diana Nash

Diana has worked with South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) as the Grants Manager for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor grant program (funded through the DOI- National Park Service National Heritage Area Program); and for Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) as the Grant Administrator for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) in the coastal communities managing FEMA's presidentially declared disaster appropriations.
Diana and her husband (an Environmental Manager with the Department of Defense/Air National Guard) and their two dogs are in the process of moving closer to the coast. Outside of work she is an avid photographer.

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By: Elizabeth Hines, Executive Director, Jekyll Island Foundation

Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center for Education and Rehabilitation
There is an exciting new project taking shape on Jekyll Island. The $2-million Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center for Education and Rehabilitation will transform the circa 1903 Power Plant into a state-of-the-art facility - the first of its kind in Georgia. This Center, to be located in the National Landmark Historic District, will blend conservation, public education and historic preservation is a dynamic and exciting addition to the region.

Sea turtles have existed unchanged for more than 200 million years. Male sea turtles never return to the shore unless injured, and females come back specifically to lay their eggs. Most of us have never even seen one of these ancient and magnificent creatures. From May 9 through May 22, 2004 more than 70 sea turtles washed up on Georgia's beaches. The dead included the highly endangered Kemp's Ridley, green and leatherback turtles, as well as the threatened loggerheads. One adult female loggerhead was transported to South Carolina for rehabilitation, one with a propeller wound was sent to Florida to recover, and another died during transport.

There is a critical need for a facility in coastal Georgia to enhance public awareness of these important threatened and endangered species while providing rehabilitation for injured or ill sea turtles. North Carolina and South Carolina each have a facility, Florida has fifteen, and Georgia needs one. At present, Georgia's turtles must be transported to other states for care. There are thousands of adult and hatchling turtles that require care and rehabilitation, causing existing facilities to be overpopulated.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is responsible for the protection and management of endangered and threatened sea turtle species in Georgia. They will play a vital role in the sea turtle rehabilitation facility on Jekyll Island by providing consultative advice, fresh food sources, logistical, and transportation support.

The Primary Exhibit Area will chronicle the history of sea turtles from the "Age of Dinosaurs" to the present. The exhibit will be an interactive area, with video, web-based and standard graphic and text presentations plus hands-on activities. Visitors will be able to view activity in the rehabilitation tanks though a protective window.

The Assembly Area is an open area for groups to view an orientation video highlighting the story of sea turtles and the mission of the Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center. Nightly 'turtle walks' will depart from this area during the June-August nesting season. Last year, more than 2,700 people engaged in these educational walks on the beach. The new facility will allow approximately 5,000 participants.

The Retail Area will encompass the entrance to the facility, the Information Center, public restrooms, and a gift shop. The Center will be open year-round to the more than 1,000,000 annual visitors to Jekyll with no admission charge. Special Access will be available through paid, guided tours through the rehabilitation tank area with Turtle Center staff. Designed for small groups, the goal is to provide an expanded educational opportunity with a more personal and detailed approach.

The Restricted Access Area will contain the veterinary clinic, ICU tanks and kitchen. There is no visitor access to these areas except by live video feeds into the Primary Exhibit Area. Dr. Terry Norton of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on St. Catherine's Island will provide the veterinary care for the turtles at the Center and develop research and education programs. Dr. Norton is internationally renowned for his work with endangered and threatened sea turtles.

For more information, or to help with this important project, contact the Jekyll Island Foundation, 381 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island, GA 31527, 912.635.4402, or foundation@jekyllisland.com, or www.jekyllislandfoundation.org.

The $2-million Jekyll Island Sea Turtle Center for Education and Rehabilitation will transform this circa 1903 Power Plant into a state-of-the-art facility.

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Susan Shipman

From the Director's Desk
SHIP TO SHORE... Coastal Resources Division Director
G-8 Leaves Its Mark

No doubt, the Group of Eight (G-8) Sea Island Summit will long remain in the memories of coastal residents for years to come. For one group of youngsters who met the movers and shakers of the G-8 Planning Organization, up close and personal, the memory is likely to last decades.

The G-8 Planning Organization traditionally performs a community

service project when they host a Summit. The 2004 Summit was a bit

unique in that there were two primary locations for Summit venues -----

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Savannah and the Golden Isles. The G-8 staff decided to perform a

project in each area. Savannah benefitted from their community

stewardship serving meals at a soup kitchen. However, for the Golden

Isles, the community service project focus was environmental

stewardship.

Student Council members from Burroughs-Molette Elementary School in Brunswick assist the G-8 Planning
Organization with dune restoration on Jekyll Island.

St. Simons had already been selected as the recipient site of the G-8 Host Committee's Legacy Project. Jekyll Island was slated to host a substantial number of security forces and several National Guard installations, thus, it seemed fitting that Summit Planners conduct a project there. The decision was made to perform a dune restoration project, and Coastal Resources Division and the U.S. EPA Region IV worked with the Jekyll Island Authority to coordinate project design and logistics.

The project entailed restoring three dunes as part of an on-going environmental restoration along the bike path which fronts the beach located almost mid-island. The target area was a uniform elevation Bahalia grass field that features some primary and secondary dune indicator species. Approximately 60 years ago, this area was primary and secondary dune plant communities. In the late 1950's, much of this area was flattened with bulldozers to raise the elevation of Beachview Drive as well as to allow for greater views of the ocean for vehicular traffic (this of course was before Hurricane Dora), creating a storm hazard that Jekyll Island Authority is now trying to remediate.

The Jekyll Island Authority provided a "turn key" experience for all who participated in the G-8 dune restoration project. Well in advance, Jekyll Landscape Supervisor Cliff Gawron had prepared a master plan for the dune restoration, second to none. It was certainly the first landscape plan I'd ever seen for a dune, and like all other summit-related plans, it naturally had to be vetted through Washington, where it was enthusiastically endorsed. Hundreds (literally) of native dune plants --- sea oats, sweet grass, and saltmeadow cordgrass --- ordered well in advance to assure timely delivery, awaited us in trays at the project site on the appointed date.

The Jekyll Island Authority had the genius early on to involve their Partner in Education, Burroughs-Molette

Elementary School. Approximately 40 members of the school's Student Council and their four team leaders joined

forces with the approximately 25 Summit staff and volunteers, some of whom came from as far away as Colorado.

It was the first trip to Jekyll for some in both groups.

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On May 19th as all assembled at the site, we were greeted by enthusiastic Jekyll employees -- everyone from the landscape crew and summer interns to Executive Director Bill Donohue. A wonderful "blue print" awaited us. The Jekyll staff had sculpted three dunes, which were covered in biodegradable jute netting anchored with biodegradable stakes, to hold the dune sands and plants in place. Planting zones for each type grass were painted onto the dune-scape such that neither the kids or government bureaucrats could go wrong. It was the landscape equivalent of painting by numbers.

It's hard to say who had more fun ---- the media

representatives who photographed the kids and G-8

volunteers from dune's eye level; the kids and G-8

Saltmarsh cord grass, sea oats, and sweet grass were planted for dune stabiliztation.

staffers; or our Jekyll hosts themselves. The biggest hit was mixing the trash can full of hydrated

"Horta-Sorb "R water retention gel, fondly referred to by the kids and adults alike as "goop." A handful of these

gelatinous beads mixed with fertilizer was placed in each hole prior to inserting the grass set, which was then

covered in sand. The "goop" retains moisture for weeks and helps the plants get established in the harsh summer

climate. There was no shortage of kids of volunteering to relay handfuls of goop from the buckets to the holes.

A variety of activities had been planned for the students, such as a beach walk and sweep. However, following an educational presentation at CRD's Coastal Ark, they quickly beat a path back to the dunes to assist their newfound G-8 friends with their digging and sprigging. The morning culminated with a picnic lunch provided by the G-8 Planning Organization through the Jekyll Island Authority.

Hat's off to the following individuals who played a key role in the success of the G-8 Dune Restoration Project: Sea Island Summit Planning Organization Environmental Coordinator Jarrod Agen; EPA Region IV Special Assistant Rita Wayco; Jekyll's Event Marketing Coordinator, Carey Dye-Ferrara; Jekyll Deputy Director COO Warren Murphey; Cliff Gawron and his UGA summer interns, Chad Blackwell and Susan Murray; Bill Donohue; Dr. Stephen Elrod of the Glynn County School System, and the Burroughs-Molette Elementary School Administration and Student Council Coordinators.

I can't help but think that some of our G-8 visitors will return to the Golden Isles at some point in the future, to share our little slice of paradise with families, friends or colleagues. They'll be able to point with pride to the legacy they helped create in May 2004 as part of the Summit Organization's community service project. Hopefully each student who participated will also visit the site periodically to watch the evolution and establishment of the secondary dune field. A sign commemorating the project will be installed later this summer.

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Kids scoop a handful of "goop" into each hole before planting. Goop - or HortaSorbR is a water retention gel that can retain water for weeks and
helps young plants get established in the coastal Georgia summer climate.

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