Eight 15,000-square-foot mansions. Inside a national park unit. On an island that was supposed to become wilder over time. The Trump administration’s proposed land swaps on Georgia’s Cumberland Island National Seashore would allow massive private homes, an exclusive beach pavilion and a private road to the beach, bringing permanent development to a place Congress intended to preserve in its natural state. Cumberland’s ancient live oak forests and wild beaches shelter sea turtles and shorebirds. More loggerhead sea turtles nest here than anywhere else in Georgia. Building luxury homes and expanding private vehicle access would push this fragile island in the wrong direction. Coming on the heels of a similar proposal at Yosemite, these land swaps threaten to turn more of our shared national treasures into private playgrounds. We need to speak up before these deals move forward. The Center’s Southeast Director Will Harlan explains what’s at stake, and why we’re fighting back. Tell th...