South Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp — the largest blackwater swamp in North America — is one of the last true wildernesses left in the country. That wilderness has been at-risk for quite some time due to mining, but a recent federal decision might help preserve the swamp for generations to come. The swamp lost federal protections […]
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The Okefenokee Experience: A tri-county effort to boost ecotourism around the swamp
Want to take a walk on the wild side? Head down to South Georgia, home to one of Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders. The Okefenokee Swamp — 428,000 acres of wetlands — hosts 424 animal species and 620 types of plants and, famously, around 13,000 alligators. Under a new initiative, the swamp’s special attributes will be […]
