Officials shared details on their plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, as a mine proposed near its southeast corner is on the verge of becoming reality.

Northwest Georgia resident Joe Cook just got back from a breathtaking paddle in the Okefenokee. The blackwater swamp is teeming with life. From insects to carnivorous plants and from alligators and ...

A major environmental proposal has been introduced that could have lasting impacts on Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

SAVANNAH — A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed expanding the Okefenokee National Wildlife ... project and the continent’s largest black water swamp. Most dramatically, the Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The Okefenokee is the largest blackwater swamp in North America and is home ... a reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering climate change and environmental issues.

Visitors canoe along the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia near the Florida state line. Contributed by Joy Campbell To mine or not to mine—that is the Okefenokee question. You’d think that ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company ...