By Brenda Cargin
Our efforts to protect Cumberland Island from destruction by development have recently been highlighted with the release of a commemorative quarter.
In August, the U.S. Mint launched a commemorative Cumberland Island National Seashore quarter. The coin is the 44th in the Mint’s “America the Beautiful Quarters” program and comes at a time when the National Park Service (NPS) is considering allowing new private development on the island that could allow the construction of up to 25 houses. We, along with our partners, the Center for a Sustainable Coast and Wild Cumberland, have marked the occasion with a letter to the NPS reminding them that the enabling legislation both empowers and obligates them to prevent new development on the island. To learn more about this effort and the letter, click here.
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