Read our Insider’s Updates from OHM’s President/CEO, Megan Desrosiers.
Here’s your chance to go behind-the-scenes and learn about One Hundred Miles’ projects and events. Check back for an in-depth look at the issues affecting Georgia’s 100-mile coast and how your support makes our work possible.
Salt Marsh Giveaway!
It’s that time of year again and our friends at the General Assembly are working hard. Since 2022, One Hundred Miles has been working to stop a bill (House Bill 370) that we feel poses a threat to the public ownership of coastal Georgia’s salt marsh.
Currently,…
Unbridled Growth
Georgia’s coast is home to vast salt marshes, undeveloped barrier islands, intact maritime forests, and a robust private and public land conservation effort that has protected hundreds of thousands of acres of wildlife habitat. We have only to look…
OHM and Environmental Injustice
For the past three years, One Hundred Miles has been on a quest to build new partnerships with people and organizations fighting for the rights and well-being of people across our coast. To fulfill our mission, we recognize that OHM needs to be more inclusive…
When We Litigate
At the end of June, we filed litigation against the City of Brunswick and Maritime Homes over a new development. Despite overwhelming opposition from neighbors and evidence presented by OHM, members of the community, and lawyers that the proposed apartment…
The Complexity of Our Coast
If you’ve been around One Hundred Miles for our first 10 years, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve built our organization by celebrating Georgia’s unique 100-mile coast. We say things like: “It starts with love” and “Georgia’s coast is…
Coastal Resilience
Re-sil-ience: the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.
For the past two decades, there’s been a lot of discussion about the concept of resiliency, specifically as it relates to preparedness for the impacts of…
Experiencing the Wonder of Georgia’s Coast
As we continue to celebrate OHM’s tenth anniversary throughout 2023, we’re committed to taking you behind the scenes of our work and staying in touch. I’m grateful to share these Insider Updates with you—look for them every other month or so,…
Our Moral Imperative
Georgians are deeply connected to the wildlife with which we share our coast. So much so that our experiences have become a regular part of our life stories. We share when we’ve seen the first painted buntings or roseate spoonbills of the year. Sea…
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