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 guide knew about the biology of the swamp and the local Okefenokee history. She pointed out many things I would have missed. She answered everyone’s questions and repeatedly slowed down at ...

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 Okefenokee Swamp is more than 400,000 acres of nature ... before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, saying he has a history of rolling back environmental regulations.

As an Alabama-based company waits for Georgia regulators to decide whether it can mine for titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp, a federal proposal to grow the refuge was well received during 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 private ...

Alligators will also use a nifty trick called “icing.” When gators do this, they will stick their snouts right above the water’s surface before it freezes. This allows for gators to continue breathing ...

encompassing approximately 93% of the mosaic of wetlands that comprise the Okefenokee Swamp. Its vast, untrammeled ecosystems support hundreds of species of plants and animals, including endangered ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 ...