The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge’s black waters, mossy trees and abundant wildlife have inspired generations of explorers, from the Indigenous tribes that first inhabited the area to the ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released ...

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia, you know that it is a unique and irreplaceable treasure. In the 1970s, Newt Gingrich was teaching environmental ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s a more than 335,000 acres of untouched land and home to some of Georgia’s most threatened and endangered species. The Okefenokee Swamp stretches from the Florida-Georgia ...

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Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s ...

The Okefenokee creates deep personal connections with visitors, fostering a sense of shared history and appreciation for nature. Conservation efforts, including the Okefenokee's nomination to the ...

Chemours shareholders are pushing the company to assess the environmental impact of mining projects near sensitive ecological areas like the Okefenokee Swamp. This push comes as conservationists, ...

A company pursuing permits to mine for titanium on the doorstep of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge says their project will bring badly needed, good-paying jobs to rural south Georgia. But some ...

FILE - The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. The Georgia ...