What makes the Okefenokee truly special isn't just its ecological significance―it's the deep personal connections it creates ...

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

Dear Gov. Kemp and Environmental Protection Division director Jeff Cown: The Okefenokee Swamp has always held a mythical allure, bolstered by tall tales and folk songs my father used to sing about it.

Georgia environmental regulators could decide any day now whether to clear an Alabama-based company to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp. Now, a pair of bills that would prevent ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Between its size and preservation, there isn’t another place quite like it on earth. It’s located not much more than an hour drive from most of Jacksonville. And yet despite ...

Fifth-grade students at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary recently had an encounter with animals from the Okefenokee Swamp. Katie ...

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 ...

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 ...