The Georgia DNR will acquire 4,000 acres of land that was formerly a proposed mining site. It will now be a wildlife ...

Georgia will soon turn a piece of land previously owned by a company that tried to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp into a new ...

A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than ...

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Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. When Twin Pines, an Alabama-based mining company, bought a big chunk of ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. — 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, ...

State plans to create wildlife management area in Okefenokee Swamp.

ATLANTA – The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The ...