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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...