- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Wassaw Island Forest
- Creator:
- Lapolla, Fran
Tucker, Gary - Date of Original:
- 2012-10-13
- Subject:
- Trees--Georgia--Wassaw Island
Barrier islands--Georgia
Live oak--Georgia--Wassaw Island
Pine--Georgia--Wassaw Island
Forests and forestry--Georgia--Wassaw Island
Wildlife refuges--Georgia--Wassaw Island - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Warsaw Island, 31.90494, -80.98066
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The forests on Wassaw Island include cedar, oak, and pine, as well as an understory of holly, magnolia, and other plants.
Photograph of a forest on Wassaw Island, Georgia, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia. The forests on Wassaw Island include cedar, oak, and pine, as well as an understory of holly, magnolia, and other plants.
Unlike Georgia's other barrier islands, Wassaw Island's forests were never cleared for timber, cotton, or cattle. The island today is said to be the best representation of what Georgia's barrier islands looked like before Europeans arrived. Since 1969 Wassaw has been a national wildlife refuge and recognized as a prime sanctuary for migratory birds and nesting loggerhead sea turtles. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/wassaw-island/m-10359/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/8093959084/in/photolist-dkeE3G-582Rjn-582QPX-5824GF-5824mc
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Fran Lapolla, UGA Marine Extension Service
Photograph by Garry Tucker, USFWS - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/wassaw-island
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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