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Georgia park gets new name as Okefenokee Swamp gains UNESCO status
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (314+ words) A Georgia state park has officially changed its name as the Okefenokee Swamp gains international recognition. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources State Parks Division announced that Stephen C. Foster State Park is now officially Okefenokee State Park, effective Sept. 1. Located…...
Land by Georgia swamp, once slated for a mine, will become a wildlife area
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) The Washington Post The state plans to buy about 4,000 acres near Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from a conservation group, which acquired the land to halt a proposed titanium mine. For years, the thousands of acres of land at the edge…...
Would Okefenokee mining affect a key aquifer? Likely yes, new study finds.
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1019+ words) Many scientists feared a now-scuttled plan to mine next to the Okefenokee Swamp would alter the water levels of the refuge. The mining company itself disputed those claims, arguing the water it planned to pump from the underlying aquifer would…...
After mine buyout, Okefenokee advocates call on Kemp to back swamp protection
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) Next year’s legislative session is still months away, but conservationists are already ramping up the pressure on Gov. Brian Kemp to support measures they say would permanently protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining. A group of Okefenokee advocates gathered in…...
Is the Okefenokee World Heritage material? Scientists are trying to find out.
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (735+ words) At 407,000 acres, it’s the largest national wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi River. It is home to hundreds of types of plants and animals, including threatened and endangered species. It holds millions of tons of decayed vegetation known as peat,…...