Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, which was founded in 1996 by Queen Quet Marquetta L. Goodwine, consists of a network of thousands of members, collaborative partners, and supporters around the world. It is the premiere organization for the continuation of Gullah/Geechee culture of the Sea Islands and the Lowcountry from Jacksonville, NC to Jacksonville, FL.
The restoration and sustaining of the living shorelines helps to protect the maritime forest of the barrier Sea Islands and thereby not only protects the native wildlife that lives therein but it also help native Gullah/Geechee to sustain their traditions of working and playing outdoors and being able to continue subsistence fishing and farming in order to sustain themselves. Over the next two years, the group will continue restoration of the living shoreline in the region, create rain gardens on Gullah/Geechee land, retrofit ditches to prevent flooding, and produce educational materials to enhance outreach and participation.
