The drawdown transforms the Ocklawaha into something rarely seen. What once went underwater, to be swallowed by an industrial dream that never woke up, becomes visible again. This is the Rodman Drawdown, a brief window where the reservoir vanishes to reveal a landscape trapped between a man-made past and an uncertain future.

Cumberland Island - maritime forests folding into dunes, dunes dissolving into marsh. But beneath its untouched beauty lies an uncertain future. A proposed land exchange challenges its protected status, and the island’s beloved yet ecologically disruptive horses fuel debate. As wilderness and human influence collide, Cumberland stands at a crossroads, its future shaped by the delicate balance between preservation and progress.