The recent death of Sandy West, the onetime owner and lifelong advocate for the preservation of Ossabaw Island, raises questions about what’s in store for Georgia’s third-largest barrier isle.

Ossabaw Island isn’t the easiest place to visit. The 25,000-acre Georgia barrier island is about 20 minutes by boat from Savannah. Your own boat that is (unless you charter one or snag a spot on ...

The project will involve the Torrey West House, Little Torrey House and a building that served as a garage and studio on Ossabaw Island. The work is expected to begin in late fall, nearly 50 ...

West built 'Ossabaw's Army' to carry on her love affair for the pristine natural environment of the barrier island This is an op-ed by Elizabeth DuBose, executive director of the Ossabaw Island ...

Ossabaw Island is connected to the mainland by way of Pinpoint. Pinpoint was settled in 1896 by former enslaved persons from Ossabaw, Green and Skidaway islands. Today, Pinpoint is home to a ...

Draped in Spanish moss and overrun by the wild descendants of hogs introduced in the sixteenth century, Georgia’s Ossabaw Island is both a time capsule and rural oasis. Just 20 miles south of ...

During the 20-plus years that Eleanor “Sandy” West and her husband Clifford hosted the Ossabaw Island Project, hundreds of writers, scientists, composers, painters and photographers drew ...

STERLING - Nine critically endangered Ossabaw Island hogs were born at Davis Farmland in Sterling. Farm co-owner Larry Davis said the baby hogs are "healthy, strong and absolutely adorable." ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Ossabaw Island has long been an inspiration for artists, and now members of the local art community are partnering on a two-week exhibition fundraiser to help continue that ...

OSSABAW ISLAND (WTOC) - From the beginning of May to the end of August, female sea turtles are making the trek to south Atlantic beaches to nest. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife ...