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 ...

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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 ...

The first time I heard about the Okefenokee Swamp – a 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line – ...

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 ...

Ga. Kim Bednarek, Executive Director at the Okefenokee Swamp Park & Okefenokee Adventures, is working to get the famed 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland, included as a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

ATLANTA – Environmental activists asked Georgia House lawmakers Monday to enact a moratorium on mining adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.