Hammocks are hot property. The patches of high ground that dot local marshes are coveted by developers for the views they bring to high-end real estate. The race is on to save the hammocks. To attend The Coastal Marshland Protection Committee will meet 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5 at the Department of Natural Resources offices in Brunswick. For more information, call 264-7218.
Hammocks are hot property.
The patches of high ground that dot local marshes are coveted by developers for the views they bring to high-end real estate. But as development pressures mount, preservation-minded folks worry that hammocks will be overrun with houses and golf courses before their potential as habitat and storm and flood buffers is fully evaluated. In fact, no one has bothered even to count Georgia's hammocks. The fate of some nameless Chatham County hammocks may set the tone for what happens to all the others. If a structure is built from one piece of high ground to another, if it doesn't cast a life-threatening shadow over the marsh grass, if it doesn't involve filling in the marsh, it's usually approved.