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.

It’s full of life. It’s not a scary place.” Bednarek, executive director of Okefenokee Swamp Park and Adventures, isn’t just hoping to convince more people from Florida and Georgia to ...

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 Twin Pines mine site with stationed equipment 3 miles outside of the Okefenokee Refuge and current ... Advocates for the swamp have been fighting Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals’ (TPM ...

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 ...

Experiencing wildlife diversity is one of the things to do in the Okefenokee Swamp Park. While exploring, I recommend you look for the red-cockaded woodpecker, an indigo snake and a wood stork.

Earlier this year the refuge launched a unique public-private partnership with the Okefenokee Swamp Park to provide project management and financial resources to support Okefenokee’s World Heritage ...

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 ...

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 ...