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Will the Okefenokee Swamp get bigger? U.S. Fish & Wildlife could expand acreage

One of Georgia's biggest natural spaces could get even bigger in the near future. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal that would expand the boundary of the Okefenokee National ...
The Telegraph

Former head of Fish and Wildlife Service goes to bat for Okefenokee in Georgia

The Twin Pines mine site with stationed equipment 3 miles outside of the Okefenokee Refuge and current acquisition boundary. March 18, 2024. Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The former ...
WSB-TV

Federal officials announce plans to expand Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge boundary

GEORGIA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its “final decision to expand the acquisition boundary of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge by approximately 22,000 acres.” The move comes ...
E&E

Feds consider expanding Okefenokee refuge to include proposed mine

The Fish and Wildlife Service opened the door Friday to a future expansion of Georgia’s 402,000-acre Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, including the potential addition of property in and around ...
Ledger-Enquirer

Alligators at GA’s Okefenokee have mercury in them. Where’s it coming from?

An alligator at the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge. A new study shows the gators at the Okefenokee have higher levels of mercury in them than other places in the South. Kristen Zemaitis Researchers found ...
Yahoo

Lawmakers reintroduce bills to protect Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge from mining

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 ...