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

little yellow bird was singing. We were delighted to find this increasingly rare species living alongside huge alligators. The cycle of life is no more evident than inside the Okefenokee Swamp.

An incredible series of trail cam photos from Southeast Georgia show a golden eagle killing a wild turkey hen.

The first time I heard about the Okefenokee Swamp – a 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line – ...

Georgia environmental regulators could decide any day now whether to clear an Alabama-based company to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp. Now, a pair of bills that would prevent ...

Georgia House lawmakers are considering two bills that would ban mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents of the ban argue that mining would damage the swamp's ecosystem and ...

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 ...

Fifth-grade students at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary recently had an encounter with animals from the Okefenokee Swamp. Katie ...