ATLANTA – A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge – including land near the swamp being eyed by a mining company – received strong support this week.

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Now, it is time to get back to the Okefenokee. Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LLC is still pushing for approval from ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 agency said its expansion plan would “strengthen protection of the hydrological integrity of the swamp” and protect its rare and endangered wildlife. The Okefenokee is the largest ...

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 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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 ...