HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20180510_AntTreatments.docxPRESS STATEMENT: Contact: Shawn Gillen
For immediate release City Manager
(912) 472-5070
sgillen@cityoftybee.org
STATEMENT REGARDING ANT TREATMENT IN TYBEE ISLAND CITY PARKS
Tybee Island, GA (May 11, 2018) – The City of Tybee Island is working diligently to determine any possible causal relation between recent ant treatments applied to our public parks and
the loss of a local bee colony.
All ant treatments have been suspended. The public parks continue to be safe to use. We will provide definitive answers to all questions and concerns from our citizens. The city will
review and modify its current treatment program as required or provide information to the community to help prevent such loss in the future.
About Tybee Island, GA.: The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary, over three miles of ocean beaches,
and salt marshes on the back river, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors to the island. As a key defense point to the important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee
Post Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and Cockspur Lighthouses combine with the unique architectures of the island’s raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs.
Attracting a strong artistic community, there are several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the island interesting year round are several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest,
the Beach Bum Parade, St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Beach Bash, and the Christmas Parade, as well as fireworks displays on Independence and New Year’s Days off the Walter W. Parker
Pier and Pavilion. The Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect threatened sea turtle species by searching for nests, protecting their eggs, and making sure hatchlings
make it to the sea. For visitor information, stop by http://www.tybeevisit.com/, and to find more about the City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.org/.
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