CHARLTON COUNTY, Ga. — A swamp on the Georgia-Florida border has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023. Nonprofit organization American Rivers placed the Okefenokee Swamp at No.

Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in 1937, and provides ...

ATLANTA — 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 ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit river advocacy group, listed the Okefenokee Swamp today as its tenth Most Endangered River, a designation highlighting spaces where human health and safety are at risk and ...

GEORGIA — As the year comes to a close, and a new presidential administration is set to lead Washington in January, there’s a final push to prevent a titanium mining project from getting closer to ...

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge’s black waters, mossy trees and abundant wildlife have inspired generations of explorers, from the Indigenous tribes that first inhabited the area to the ...

I knew as soon as I stepped out of the cabin, I was in for something remarkable. It was 4 AM and the sky glittered brightly between the branches of long leaf pines. I only needed to get to an open ...