General Information
For information
about Sapelo Island and
The University of Georgia Marine Institute. Please contact our office:
UGAMI Main Office: (912) 485-2221
FAX: (912) 485-2133
Email: ugami@uga.edu
Using Sapelo Island
UGAMI visitors requiring access or housing should contact the main office at (912) 485 – 2221 or gracie@uga.edu. If you would like to know about teaching facilities, vehicles, access, or would like to have a guided program, please contact Jon Garbisch at (912) 222-9407 or sapelo@uga.edu. If you would like to conduct research on Sapelo, Gracie and Jon will pass along your desires to Mary Price, mtprice@darientel.net, who will follow up with you. Mary manages boat reservations, collection permits and all regulatory operating procedures, as well as access to various equipment, lab spaces and supplies. Gracie, Jon and Mary will coordinate your needs with the DNR for ferry access and use.
GADNR & SINERR
Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GaDNR) - Wildlife Resources Division
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (SINERR)
P. O. Box 15
Sapelo Island, GA 31327
Phone: (912) 485-2251
Fax: (912) 485-2141
Georgia DNR is the managing agency
for Sapelo island. This includes the SINERR, the R. J. Reynolds Wildlife
Management Area, and the Natural Area south of the Hog Hammock Community.
The Sapelo Island DNR office is located at Long Tabby an historic building
near the airport here on Sapelo Island.
Sapelo Island Visitor Center
Route 1, Box 1500
Darien, Ga. 31305
Phone: (912) 437-3224
General Information on Sapelo Island
The visitor center is jointly run
by the McIntosh County Chamber of Commerce and the Sapelo Island National
Estuarine Research Reserve (GaDNR) the visitor center can answer all questions
about other facilities on the island both state and privately owned.
As of September 1998, their hours were; Tuesday - Friday 7:20am - 5:30pm;
Saturday 8:00am - 5:30pm; Sunday 1:30 - 5:00pm. These hours roughly
correspond to the gate hours for the entire facility.
The visitor
center is closed on Mondays, although the main gate is open. They
also have for sale a variety of books and guides. |
