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Oatland Island Wildlife Center to re-open to the public this month
Alex Bozarjian, WSAV News Oatland Island has been trying to rebuild after damage caused by a tornado in July. Now, after months of hard...

Friends of Oatland
Dec 10, 20182 min read
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Give Back to Oatland this Holiday Season with Amazon Smile
It is that time of year when Holiday shopping is at the forefront of our minds and more and more of us are doing that shopping online....
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Nov 19, 20181 min read
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Toddler Tuesdays Return to Oatland Island
Oatland Island Wildlife Center has been closed to the public for a few months after they were hit by an EF-1 Tornado at the end of July,...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Nov 9, 20181 min read
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Oatland Island's Wild, Wild Life
In 1927, 14 former railway conductors stepped off a Central of Georgia Railway car and into The Hostess City. The newcomers — all 25-year...
Anna Chandler, Savannah Magazine
Nov 8, 20183 min read
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Paws and Claws United in the Community
Can we here at FOO just say one thing? Y'all are AH-MAZING!!!! Simply Amazing. Ever since the tornado hit you have opened your time,...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Sep 28, 20181 min read
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Wilmington Island Farmers' Market Dunk Tank Fundraiser
At Islands High School, Whitmarsh Island Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 9:00am-1:00pm Did someone say Dunk Tank?!?! How much fun will...

Friends of Oatland
Sep 19, 20181 min read
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Friends of Oatland Island to host Fundraiser
Darius Johnson, WSAV News It’s been more than a month since a devastating EF-1 tornado ripped through the islands of leaving the Oatland...

Friends of Oatland
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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Good News Update: Before and After Slideshow of Oatland Island
While the cleanup of damage to Oatland Island Wildlife Center continues from the EF1 tornado caused on July 27th. We're starting to see a...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Sep 5, 20181 min read
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Friends of Oatland Island host Fundraiser
It’s been more than a month since a devastating EF-1 tornado ripped through the islands of leaving the Oatland Island Wildlife Center,...
WSAV
Sep 4, 20181 min read
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Fundraiser to help Oatland Island Rebuild after July Tornado
It's been a little over a month since an EF-1 tornado came whipping through the Islands communities in Chatham County. The Oatland Island...
WTOC
Sep 4, 20182 min read
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Before and After Slideshow of Oatland Island
As the assessment of damage to Oatland Island Wildlife Center continues, we are starting to get a glimpse of the destruction that the EF1...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Aug 4, 20181 min read
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Giving through your Everyday Activities
With the recent F1 Tornado that struck Oatland Island Wildlife Center everyone wants to help them get back on their paws and reopen the...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Jul 30, 20182 min read
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Tornado Fundraising for Oatland Island Wildlife Center
During the afternoon hours of July 27th, a tornado hit the islands of Oatland and Whitemarsh with no warning. There were staff and...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Jul 27, 20181 min read
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Oatland Island Wolf Pack Turns 2!!!
On April 26th 2018, Oatland Island Wildlife Centers resident wolf pack celebrated their second birthday. Satilla, Ogeechee, Oconee and...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Jun 20, 20181 min read
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Savannah Osprey Eggs Returned to Nest
A pair of ospreys living atop a light pole on Whitemarsh Island got their eggs back Friday, a month after they were plucked from the...
Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News
May 2, 20182 min read
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Vote FOO for Best of Savannah Local Non-Profit!
It is that time of year when the locals band together and vote for Connect Savannah's Best of Savannah! Did you know among the many...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Mar 11, 20181 min read
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center Welcomes Ossabaw Piglets
Oatland Island Wildlife Center is starting off the new year by welcoming two Ossabaw piglets to the Georgia Farm Barnyard enclosure. The...
Dawn Brosnan, FOO Board Member
Feb 16, 20182 min read
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Valpak 50th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Event
Tubby's Tank House Thunderbolt Wednesday, January 24th 2018 5:00pm Valpak is currently celebrating their 50th anniversary of helping...

Friends of Oatland
Jan 21, 20181 min read
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At Oatland, eagles get a fertility check
Francesca the bald eagle laid two eggs last week at Oatland Island Wildlife Center. On Thursday, it was time to check them for fertility....
Mary Landers, Bluffton Today
Jan 19, 20182 min read
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Business on the Move!
At the Oatland Island Wildlife Center January 16th, 2018 5:30pm-7:30pm At 2018’s first Business on the Move event, presented by the Small...

Friends of Oatland
Jan 9, 20181 min read
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