Coffee Bluff Marina will lead you on an expedition to Ossabaw Island for an Educational Field Trip. Depart the marina at 9 a.m., where you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia, There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island. For more information, visit ossabawisland.org.

Coffee Bluff Marina will lead you on an expedition to Ossabaw Island for an Educational Field Trip. Depart the marina at 9 a.m., where you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia, There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island. For more information, visit ossabawisland.org.

Last Saturday, Nov. 13, members and friends of the Georgia Conservancy convened at Butterbean Beach in Savannah to boat over to Ossabaw Island. At 26,000 acres, the expansive island is home to maritime forest, tidal wetlands, historical and culturally sensitive structures and little else. Once a plantation and later summer home of wealthy industrialists, the island is now protected by the state as a Wildlife Management Area.

Join the Georgia Conservancy for a very special day on Ossabaw Island this Saturday, November 13, where we will be taking a unique tour of the island. This exploration of Ossabaw includes a ferry ride to the island and an interpretive tour of the north end’s and Middleplace’s historical and natural history.

The Tour, led by Jim Bitler, will feature a general overview of the island’s geologic formation, ecosystems and plant/animal communities is followed by a journey into the interior of the island by pick-up truck or buckboard trailer (depending on group size) learning about forest succession and maritime forest ecology. The brackish water ponds and vast salt marshes along Willows Road provide excellent birding opportunities and occasional alligator sightings. The cultural history elements will emerge during an interpretive walking tour of the North End Plantation site and tabby ruins and a tour to Middleplace. The journey down Main Road will focus on natural history. The Georgia Conservancy will provide bag lunches and snacks, which will be eaten at the Clubhouse.

Cost: The cost is $75 per member, $100 per non-member.

More Info: For more information contact Summer Teal Simpson at 912.447.5910.

Coffee Bluff Marina is sponsoring “three hour tours” that include a 30-minute boat trip each way plus a 2-hour tour of Ossabaw Island’s North End. Ossabaw Island staff Jim Bitler will be your on-island guide.

Cost: $85 per person

More Info: Call Capt Ray at 912-925-7474 or email gofish@coffeebluffmarina.com.

Coffee Bluff Marina is sponsoring “three hour tours” that include a 30-minute boat trip each way plus a 2-hour tour of Ossabaw Island’s North End. Ossabaw Island staff Jim Bitler will be your on-island guide.

Cost: $85 per person

More Info: Call Capt Ray at 912-925-7474 or email gofish@coffeebluffmarina.com.

Coffee Bluff Marina is sponsoring 5 “three hour tours” between now and July 28, that include a 30-minute boat trip each way plus a 2-hour tour of Ossabaw Island’s North End. Ossabaw Island staff Jim Bitler will be your on-island guide.

Dates for the trips are:

Thursday, May 13
Wednesday, June 2nd
Wednesday, June 16th
Wednesday, July 21st
Wednesday, July 28th

Cost: $85 per person

More Info: contact Capt Ray at 912.925.7474 or email gofish@coffeebluffmarina.com.

There will be a day Trip to Ossabaw Island, Saturday April 17. Tickets are available for this educational trip that gives an overview of Ossabaw’s natural and human history. Tickets are available online at the Ossabaw Island Website. Spaces are limited to 30 people.

Cost: $50 per person for Friends of Ossabaw / $70 per person for Future Friends

More Info: Call (912) 233-5104 or email elizabeth@ossabawisland.org