Cumberland Island on Georgia’s coast is famous for its untouched, natural landscape. Tourists from around the United States and the world visit the island specifically for its wilderness.
Most of Cumberland’s 36,000 acres are protected by federal legislation that preserves the island in its “primitive” state. But some of the island is privately owned and several property owners are applying to Camden County authorities for rezoning to build houses.
Deron Davis, Georgia Director of the nonprofit Nature Conservancy, said his group doesn’t want to comment on what zoning on Cumberland Island can or should look like.
However, Davis said, “We are simply saying we believe the natural state of the island is the better state for the visitors to the island as well as for the private land owners there, who value those natural resources.”
