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• Open space <br />• Native plantings <br />• Path development <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br />n1 <br />L <br />St. Marys Waterfront - Cumberland Island National Seashore <br />St. Marys, Georgia <br />Client: National Parks Service <br />Cumberland Island is the largest and most southernmost of the numerous bar- <br />rier islands along the Georgia coast. Despite its isolation from the mainland, its <br />ecological richness and strategic position at the confluence of numerous inland <br />rivers has ensured human occupation for thousands of years. The Cumberland <br />Island National Seashore was established in 1972, with the ownership and <br />ongoing stewardship of the island under the jurisdiction of the National Park <br />Service. <br />EDAW has had the privilege of working with the NPS to establish a new <br />visitor's center that will better accommodate the park visitor and blend with <br />the historic character of downtown St. Marys. The new visitor center is <br />planned just west of the existing building in the approximate location of the <br />old Miller Dock. <br />The eastern two - thirds of the site will be converted into an open space with <br />street trees, lawn and native plantings. A boardwalk will cut across the site <br />at the entrance to the Ferry dock to provide a path for visitors to load gear <br />onto the ferry. This boardwalk would also provide a path for City residents <br />to access the riverfront along the NPS property and would tie into the new <br />City Park to the west. <br />The landscape planting around the new visitor center would be made up of <br />similar plant species to the ones found on Cumberland Island. This design <br />extends the feeling of Cumberland Island to the visitor center and helps to <br />prepare the visitor for their island experience. <br />EDAW INC DESIGN, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTS WORLDWIDE <br />