Kemp and Environmental Protection Division director Jeff Cown: The Okefenokee Swamp ... to take us into the swamp, where we paddled under towering ancient cypress trees, around lily pads and ...

Bednarek, executive director of Okefenokee Swamp Park and Adventures ... it was logged for 25 years. Old cypress, pine, and red bay trees were cut down. But as Bednarek noted as the boat headed ...

The time is now. Time is running out in this Georgia General Assembly session for our elected officials to take action to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from the continuing threat of ...

Conservation efforts, including the Okefenokee's nomination to the World Heritage List, aim to protect the swamp's unique ecosystem. The Okefenokee's appeal transcends cultural and generational ...

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 ...

Georgia House lawmakers are considering two bills that would ban mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents of the ban argue that mining would damage the swamp's ecosystem and ...