Our Mission ..... is our passion
The mission of the Sapelo Island Birdhouses project is to provide synergy in the community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island, by providing job opportunities for the youth to learn marketable skills and participate in business partnerships, that will ultimately encourage them to remain on the island. These partnerships are formed between residents of the island and private investors.
After several years of conversations with good friends on Sapelo, Doc Bill and Annita decided to take action instead of continuing to say, "something should be done" to help the proud, industrious people of Sapelo Island keep their community and Geechee culture alive. For more than 10 generations, this island has been the home of the Sapelo Geechee residents and should continue for years to come.
Although Annita and Bill are not from Sapelo Island, Doc Bill is from Edisto Island, SC and is a proud Geechee descendent.
Our goal is to continually find ways to grow the tourism industry on Sapelo, yet do so with a small footprint on a beautiful, natural, pristine, undeveloped Island. Conserving the marine life, clean coastal waters and natural setting is part of our mission, and goal. Our cottages are energy efficient and golf carts are used to help save the environment rather than using cars or trucks.
The Youtube video below with Adam McKinnon, Education Coordinator with the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, highlights the delicate balance between human needs and preserving the fragile ecosystem. The Southern Right Whale gives birth to their young off the coast of Sapelo Island Georgia.
After several years of conversations with good friends on Sapelo, Doc Bill and Annita decided to take action instead of continuing to say, "something should be done" to help the proud, industrious people of Sapelo Island keep their community and Geechee culture alive. For more than 10 generations, this island has been the home of the Sapelo Geechee residents and should continue for years to come.
Although Annita and Bill are not from Sapelo Island, Doc Bill is from Edisto Island, SC and is a proud Geechee descendent.
Our goal is to continually find ways to grow the tourism industry on Sapelo, yet do so with a small footprint on a beautiful, natural, pristine, undeveloped Island. Conserving the marine life, clean coastal waters and natural setting is part of our mission, and goal. Our cottages are energy efficient and golf carts are used to help save the environment rather than using cars or trucks.
The Youtube video below with Adam McKinnon, Education Coordinator with the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, highlights the delicate balance between human needs and preserving the fragile ecosystem. The Southern Right Whale gives birth to their young off the coast of Sapelo Island Georgia.
Sapelo Island Red Pea Project
Researchers from Clemson University and Jerome Dixon of Georgia Coastal Gourmet Farms are planting a variety of sugar cane for the first phase of the Sapelo Purple Ribbon Cane Project
Jerome Dixon and Doc Bill are inspecting the sugar cane.
Sapelo Sour Orange project will begin next year.