Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s ...
The Okefenokee Swamp is an enormous peat bog 38 miles long by 25 miles wide, created 7,000 years ago. Kenneth Fletcher When I first read about the Okefenokee Swamp as a 10-year-old boy, I immediately ...
One of America's Most Unique Wild Places Gets a Major Win for Hunters, Anglers, and Anyone Who Values What's Left of the Wild South The Okefenokee Swamp has survived a lot over the centuries. Hurric ...
To David Walter Banks, there’s something special about the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater swamp in North America. There’s a mystical quality, the photographer says, that’s hard to explain to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The ...
Georgia Recorder: Georgia students urge Oreo maker, others to protect Okefenokee Swamp
The stark white of an Oreo cookie’s filling comes from titanium dioxide, a valuable mineral found in deposits along Trail Ridge, just east of the Okefenokee Swamp. That unlikely cookie-swamp ...
When Little Tybee Island was threatened by mining, the Georgia Legislature passed the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. Now our state leaders can do the same for the Okefenokee Swamp, which is ...
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in 1937, ...
Savannah Morning News: Will the Okefenokee Swamp get bigger? U.S. Fish & Wildlife could expand acreage
Will the Okefenokee Swamp get bigger? U.S. Fish & Wildlife could expand acreage
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The boundaries of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be expanded, following a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge contains the Okefenokee Swamp, ...
MSN: From alligators to carnivorous plants: Best things in the Okefenokee Swamp Park
One of the Alligators of Okefenokee Swamp. At the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is known for its biodiversity. This area is so diverse that ...
From alligators to carnivorous plants: Best things in the Okefenokee Swamp Park
WTOC-TV: ASKED & ANSWERED: High mercury levels found in Okefenokee Swamp alligators
Okefenokee swamp appears to be a mercury hotspot. A recent study out of the University of Georgia reveals alligators living in the Okefenokee Swamp have high levels of mercury. Scientists call the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: As decision on mine near the Okefenokee looms, new swamp protection bills emerge
Georgia environmental regulators could decide any day now whether to clear an Alabama-based company to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp. Now, a pair of bills that would prevent ...
As decision on mine near the Okefenokee looms, new swamp protection bills emerge
Many scientists feared a now-scuttled plan to mine next to the Okefenokee Swamp would alter the water levels of the refuge. The mining company itself disputed those claims, arguing the water it ...
ACROSS GEORGIA (WALB) - The state of Georgia has plans to purchase land in the Okefenokee Swamp and turn it into a new wildlife management area. This plan comes after a deal in 2025 to pause a bid to ...