The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near ...

In fact, the Okefenokee Swamp is so diverse that this area is ... Even backing up, so we could take some amazing pictures. Adults (12 and older) are $35, and kids (4 to 11) are $30.

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing more than 400,000 acres between the border of Georgia and Florida, is a crucial refuge for endangered and ...

Kudos to Dick Yarbrough for his outstanding editorial about the Okefenokee Swamp and the dangerous threat posed to it by mining. Several of his points bear repeating. First, he indicates that ...

The AJC has learned a former top U.S. wildlife official wrote Gov. Brian Kemp to warn that a mine planned near the Okefenokee Swamp would threaten the fragile ecosystem.

Kemp, it's now or never for the Okefenokee The Okefenokee is fire adapted, burning frequently on its own schedule. Natural fires keep the swamp in natural flux, rejuvenating the mosaic of habitats ...

The area draws more than 400,000 visitors a year. The Okefenokee, the largest backwater swamp in the country, is at the headwaters of the St. Mary's and Suwannee rivers, which is a habitat for ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...

Today’s lawsuit, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, notes that the Corps’ action opens wetlands that are critical to the health of the iconic Okefenokee Swamp to destruction by a ...