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

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which ...

WAYCROSS – The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is closing ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma. The refuge stretches cross Charlton, Ware and Clinch counties — all three of which are ...

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 ...

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 ...

The plan approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service could add 8,900ha along the boundaries of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest federal refuge east of the Mississippi River.

For the second year in a row, the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge was named one of the best national wildlife refuges in America.

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

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 ...