The Ossabaw Island Foundation, former President Jimmy Carter and others launched an aggressive campaign to stop the measure because of concerns that it could have opened the door to repeated sales ...

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.

Sandy West, the heiress-turned-conservationist who sold the 26,000-acre Ossabaw Island to the state of Georgia so it could be preserved, died last month on her 108th birthday.

The Ossabaw Island Foundation, which manages the state-owned property near Savannah, is “over the moon” that the project has been funded, said Executive Director Elizabeth DuBose. ...

Sandy’s love for Ossabaw Island bloomed in 1959 after she and her brother’s young heirs inherited the island together. She wanted to share her special place with others.

Betsy Cain: 'Ossabaw Meditations, 2010-2024' opens Jan. 15, 2025, at Laney Contemporary. Proceeds will support ARTS Southeast's upcoming Ossabaw Island Artist Residency Program.

Davis said Ossabaw Island hogs are critically endangered, with less than 200 currently living in the United States. The hogs' presence in the U.S. dates back to the 1500s, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ossabaw Island Foundation, which manages the state-owned property near Savannah, is “over the moon” that the project has been funded, said Executive Director Elizabeth DuBose.

Ossabaw Island Hog. 5. Ossabaw Island Hog. By. Atlanta Magazine-May 14, 2015. 2433. Illustration by Grace Lee/The Jacky Winter Group. Georgia has its own version of Jamón Ibérico.

Ossabaw Island, Georgia (Photograph by William Harrell) Tabby House, Ossabaw Island (Photograph by Fran Lapolla). Draped in Spanish moss and overrun by the wild descendants of hogs introduced in ...