A coalition of environmental organizations delivered over 24,000 signatures and nearly 300 pieces of artwork from children to ...

People who feel the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is worth protecting from mineral exploration and commercial interest might want to join the latest push to prevent either from occurring in ...

A coalition of environmental organizations delivered more than 24,000 petition signatures and nearly 300 pieces of artwork ...

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, ...

Josh Howard has been coming to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp for 50 years, starting with his grandfather taking him there, then taking his own children. He knows just about every inch of the place. "We ...

What happens when a community’s quest for survival clashes with the fate of one of the world's most unique ecosystems? In rural Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is at the center of a tense debate.

The nighttime gathering of alligators offered researchers a rare chance to view a congregation of predators exhibiting eyeshine in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. NASA Instagram photo A scene straight out ...

In the heart of South Georgia lies a wild expanse so vast, it makes Atlanta look tiny. The Okefenokee Swamp is one of North America's most pristine and untouched freshwater wetlands. It's also vying ...

Throughout the state of Georgia, there are several small towns with a claim to fame. St. Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island, while Helen is the gateway to a German-inspired fairytale. Then, ...

Scientists detect mercury levels eight times higher in Okefenokee alligators, revealing alarming pollution in southeastern ...