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 ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the most unique ecosystems in the world, but it could be threatened by a mine that a company wants to build less than three miles from the wildlife refuge.

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

A pair of bills that would keep mining from expanding at least temporarily near the Okefenokee Swamp got an audience before state lawmakers this week, but their fates are not certain as a key ...

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

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

ATLANTA – Environmental activists asked Georgia House lawmakers Monday to enact a moratorium on mining adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

It was the cartoonist Walt Kelly’s Pogo who some years ago used the phrase “We have met the enemy, and he is us” to describe ...

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 by ...

These are the best state parks in Georgia, whether you’re looking to fish, bike, camp, or simply take in some scenery.

Investigations by the professionals at Suite 49 take them everywhere from cliff dwellings in New Mexico to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia to a haunted opera house in South Dakota — all places Jerry ...

It was the cartoonist Walt Kelly’s Pogo who some years ago used the phrase “We have met the enemy, and he is us” to describe the vast amount of human-made ...