Community Profile

Summary

St George Island was established as a residential community in 1977 on the west end of St George Island, located in the Panhandle of Florida. In the past The Plantation has served as: a home and campsites for Native Americans for hundreds of years, a turpentine plantation, an area for keeping cattle, and a practice area for military forces preparing for the invasion of Europe during World War ll. The Plantation has 3 distinctive Habitats: Coastal, Maritime Forest, and Bayside. The Plantation is a member of the Florida Native Wildflower Society, is a nationally certified Firewise Community, has been recognized by the Florida Communities of Excellence Awards Program and won First Place in 2014 in the category of Florida Friendly Landscaping. We believe in regeneration and restoration of native Florida wildlife and plants. We also support the migration of the Monarch Butterfly and continue to provide milkweed to help increase their population. In addition, the Plantation has participated for many years in the restoration of shoreline dunes by the cultivation and planting of native sea oats.