05/01/2026
Shell to Shore is excited to announce our participation in the Georgia SASMI Implementation Team (GSIT), as led by The Georgia Conservancy
The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) is a voluntary coalition across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina that aims to bring together government agencies, researchers, community leaders, and non-governmental organizations to protect and restore the health and functions of existing salt marshes, and conserve marsh migration corridors and remove or retrofit barriers to ensure salt marshes can shift as sea levels rise.
Georgia has an estimated 368,000 acres of salt marsh across our coastline, which makes up more than a third of the connected marsh habitat corridor along the coast of the southeastern United States. However, marsh habitats in Georgia are facing severe threats of drowning due to sea level rise.
The Georgia Conservancy is leading the Georgia SASMI Implementation Team (GSIT), a team of 20+ statewide subject matter experts in restoration, conservation, research, and management of salt marsh resources.
All photos provided by The Georgia Conservancy.
