Dear Gov. Kemp and Environmental Protection Division director Jeff Cown: The Okefenokee Swamp has always held a mythical allure, bolstered by tall tales and folk songs my father used to sing about it.

Over the past three years, photographer David Walter Banks has spent nearly 70 nights alone in the Okefenokee Swamp. His gorgeous, almost psychedelic images have been published in his new book, ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Between its size and preservation, there isn’t another place quite like it on earth. It’s located not much more than an hour drive from most of Jacksonville. And yet despite that ...

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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 ...

A coalition of environmental organizations delivered more than 24,000 petition signatures and nearly 300 pieces of artwork from children to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office Thursday, urging him to permanently ...

The Conservation Fund purchased land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to prevent mining. The purchase was influenced by the refuge's nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Concerns ...

ATLANTA — The Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the most unique ecosystems in the world, but it could be threatened by a mine that a company wants to build less than three miles from the wildlife ...