The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing more than 400,000 acres between the border of Georgia and Florida, is a crucial refuge for endangered and ...

In a letter to Kemp dated Jan 15 – five days before leaving office to make way for the incoming Trump administration – ...

The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near ...

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.

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Between its size and preservation ... the first executive director of the non-profit Okefenokee Swamp Park. Headquartered in Waycross, at the northernmost entry to swamp ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First ... He said there’s a sense of peace when you step foot in the Okefenokee National Wildlife ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the ...