FOLKSTON — As the sun peaked through trees draped in Spanish moss on a March afternoon, Michael Lusk steered a boat into the Okefenokee Swamp wilderness. Across a flooded prairie, great egrets ...

Conservationists are celebrating a win in southern Georgia. On June 20, The Conservation Fund (TCF) announced that it had ...

How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave ...

FOLKSTON—As the sun peaked through trees draped in Spanish moss on a March afternoon, Michael Lusk steered a boat into the Okefenokee Swamp wilderness. Across a flooded prairie, great egrets ...

America’s Largest Blackwater Swamp Is Home to an Estimated 15,000 Alligators—and It May Be the Next UNESCO World Heritage Site Here's what to know about Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp before ...

Will mining threaten the Okefenokee? An Alabama company is trying to build a mineral mine just outside one of Georgia’s most majestic natural spaces, the Okefenokee Swamp.

What makes the Okefenokee truly special isn't just its ecological significance―it's the deep personal connections it creates with everyone who visits.

A plan to mine near the border of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp has been stopped after years of battles with conservationists. Alabama's Twin Pines had worked since 2019 to obtain permits to mine ...

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North America.

How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave.

Kudos to Dick Yarbrough for his outstanding editorial about the Okefenokee Swamp and the dangerous threat posed to it by mining.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...