United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Thomason, NancyBean, Betsy2015In an addendum to an earlier interview (GEOH-005), Thomason discusses the work of Virginia Gunn to prevent beach renourishment at St. Simons Island. She describes Gunns’ work as County Commissioner and as president of Save the Beaches.Born in New York, Nancy Thomason is the proprietor of Beachview Books on St. Simons Island. Thomason first opened a bookstore on the island in 1976. Since moving to the Georgia coast, Thomason has been involved with various grassroots efforts to protect the marshes and beaches. She was very active in the anti-beach renourishment campaign in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Thomason was elected president of Residents United for Planning and Action (RUPA) and led efforts to protect marsh hammocks.Interviewed by Betsey Bean.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Georgia Environmental Oral History CollectionWetland conservation--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandWetland conservationSaint Simons Island (Ga.)Georgia--Saint Simons IslandNancy Thomason interviewed by Betsy Bean, 23 March 2015Sound