How a $60 million deal saved Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp from mining — for now

In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that owned land three miles away sought permits ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is safe for now, but talk of mining near it hasn't stopped

On a blast furnace of an August day in Georgia's southernmost county, Joe Hopkins gripped the steering wheel to steady his ...

Light focused on dark swamp revealed ‘eyes as far as we could see,’ research team says

A scene straight out of a horror movie greeted researchers when they shone lights on a dark Georgia swamp and saw hundreds of ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is at a crossroads. Will it survive?

In rural Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is at the center of a tense debate. Credits: AJC | Drew Kann / AJC | Getty | RogerTodd, Wild_Land Firefighter/YouTube ...
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Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement

FILE - The sun sets on the lily pads and floating vegetation in the Chesser Prairie inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on March 30, 2022, in Folkston, Ga ...

World Atlas says these 7 lakes, swamps and rivers are most alligator-filled waters in Georgia

The Okefenokee Swamp isn't the only place to witness an alligator in Georgia. Here are the best places to see them in the ...
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Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp halted after nonprofit purchases the site

CHARLTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, announced Friday it has purchased the proposed site of a deep earth mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, effectively ...
Newsday

Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do just one ...