The US wants to swap federal land on Georgia’s Cumberland Island for privately owned parcels; any parkland leaving federal ownership would be permanently barred from subdivision and major development
An unusual land-swap proposal on a remote Georgia barrier island is putting a new twist on the question of what happens when private property and protected public land overlap. The US National Park Service (NPS) is considering two voluntary land exchanges at Cumberland Island National Seashore, under which it would acquire privately owned parcels in…