Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s most important ecosystems, but it's also the largest blackwater ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former agriculture secretary is urging the administration to support adding a vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp to a list ...

Over the past three years, photographer David Walter Banks has spent nearly 70 nights alone in the Okefenokee Swamp. His gorgeous, almost psychedelic images have been published in his new book, ...

The Okefenokee creates deep personal connections with visitors, fostering a sense of shared history and appreciation for nature. Conservation efforts, including the Okefenokee's nomination to the ...

A recently announced land deal presents a second time a mining proposal near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was thwarted due to public outcry. (Joe Cook/Georgia Rivers) Environmentalists are ...

Okefenokee advocates delivered over 24,000 signatures and children's art to Governor Kemp, urging him to back legislation ...

Conservationists are celebrating a win in southern Georgia. On June 20, The Conservation Fund (TCF) announced that it had purchased the land and mineral rights of 7,765 acres adjacent to the ...

Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s ...