Georgia lawmakers have introduced two bills to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from nearby mining activities, ...

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Not only does Stephen C. Foster State Park serve as the primary refuge for the Okefenokee Swamp, it is also Georgia's only ...

Bednarek, executive director of Okefenokee Swamp Park and Adventures, isn’t just hoping to convince more people from Florida and Georgia to visit the Okefenokee. She’s among those leading an ...

A visitor to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp recorded a rarely seen part of the alligator mating ritual called the head slap, researchers say. Jennifer Berglund video screengrab Male alligators ...

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 ...

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ExploreFederal government approves Okefenokee wildlife refuge ... Some of the largest wildfires in Georgia history have started in the swamp, before spilling into commercial timberlands.

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, and provides ...

Not only does Stephen C. Foster State Park serve as the primary refuge for the Okefenokee Swamp, it is also Georgia's only registered DarkSky Place. It was given this special designation in 2016 ...

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, and provides ...