Alba Plena Camellia

Recent Updates

On Wednesday, September 17th forty students and instructors from Savannah College of Art and Design visited the site. Two classes are combining to design our chapel; another is designing and constructing some needed boardwalks and other structures at the site. Read October article by Mary Beth Evans in the Coastal Courier for more details.

Foundation membership has grown by 300% so far this year. If you are considering becoming a member please check our membership page.

Members of our Board of Directors have been networking with various organizations, attending numerous events and will continue to do so.

We attended CoastFest in Brunswick on October 4th and were exhibitors at the Coastal Birding Festival October 9th-11th on Jekyll Island.

We have joined the Coastal Museum Association and the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. Locally we have joined the Liberty County Consortium which was organized this past summer by our newest board member, Cyndi Miles. Many opportunities are opening up because of this organization whose members work collectively towards the promotion of tourism in Liberty County. Cyndi has also agreed to direct our educational programming and will be a tremendous asset to our organization.

Our Vice President has met with landscape professionals regarding our garden restoration and expansion. The new gardens will comprise mostly native plantings and Georgia cultivars of camellias, as our contribution to the new National Camellia Trail of which we are a part! Our goal is to have 500 Georgia cultivars. If you are interested in donating a camellia for our gardens or would like further information on camellias that remain on our "wish list" please contact us.

Andy Beckman, a ranger from Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation, is in the process of identifying and labeling our trees and the natural plants along our trails. He has also compiled a list of birds to watch for at the site.

A respected herpetologist, Dirk Stevenson, has listed the reptiles to be found at LeConte-Woodmanston. A PowerPoint presentation is being created, utilizing the pictures and information he provided, for use in upcoming Super Saturday sessions.

Picnic tables have been ordered for the Coastal Georgia Greenway trailhead picnic grove and should be arriving in November.

We are always in need of volunteers. If you would like to become a volunteer or provide support otherwise please check our "Get Involved" page.