Land Trust Ambassadors - St. Simons Land Trust

Land Trust Ambassadors

For those who sometimes worry about the world of tomorrow, they need only to take a look at the St. Simons Land Trust Ambassadors to know that the future is in good hands. Created to help advance the mission of the Land Trust through engagement of the area’s younger community leaders, the SSLT Ambassadors have been an integral part of the organization for nearly a decade.

Comprised of naturalists, artists, graphic designers, photographers, business owners, entrepreneurs, realtors, attorneys, marketers, and other young professionals, many Ambassadors are island natives who after college and graduate school decided to return home to begin their careers and families. Others who are newer to the area share a similar passion for coastal Georgia and want to make sure that SSI is preserved and protected not only for their generation but for all those who will live and work here in the future.

Ambassador Events

Over the years, the Ambassadors have planned and executed well-attended events for families in our island community including movie nights, bike rides across the island, and Family Days at Land Trust properties.

 

The group has also hosted numerous Cocktails for Conservation events at local restaurants. These gatherings are a chance for the Ambassadors to mingle with other young professional after work hours, educate attendees about the Land Trust and its projects, and encourage community members to become involved in the organization’s important work.

In 2020, when many events were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the group focused on developing the Passport to Preservation for children and families who live in and visit St. Simons Island. The passport is still widely used today and loved by locals and visitors.

“Individually and collectively, [the Ambassadors] are the faces of our future.”

–Emily Ellison, Executive Director, St. Simons Land Trust


 

LAND TRUST AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH

BUBBA DUNN

Land Trust Ambassador Bubba Dunn grew up northwest of St. Simons Island in Fitzgerald, GA. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2018 and earned his law degree from Mercer University in 2022. After law school, Bubba and his wife Lauren moved to St. Simons where he practices at Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Bubba thoroughly enjoys the island’s coastal breeze, the small-town feel, and the local barbeque. He especially loves how the island is “so connected to the wildness from the days of old.” It is that wildness Bubba is passionate about protecting.

“The Land Trust is important to me because there is no other place in the world like SSI. The preservation of the island isn’t only important for us but for those to come. The alligators, snakes, fish, and deer were all here before us. It is up to us to decide what kind of world our children will share with them. It is our job to plant trees, under whose shade we don’t expect to sit.”

— Bubba Dunn

If you are interested in becoming a Land Trust Ambassador, please fill out the contact form below or email Raleigh Kitchen at rkitchen@sslt.org. Thank you!

 

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