Photos: Semester at Skidaway students visit Wassaw Island

On Monday, Nov. 3, Semester at Skidaway students boarded skiffs at the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) dock and traveled along Savannah’s coastal rivers to Wassaw Island, where they hiked the trails and explored the beach. There, they learned about the island’s biology, geological development and natural history. Wassaw is one of Georgia’s barrier islands and is accessible only by boat. With very little development and few management practices, the island is one of the most pristine on the Atlantic coast. 

Semester at Skidaway students are seniors in UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Marine Sciences. They spend fall semester at the UGA Skidaway Institute taking courses, conducting research, and participating in field trips to scientifically and culturally relevant locations along the Georgia coast. On Monday, Oct. 27, the student group visited Sapelo Island. Photos from that trip are available here. 

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