Will the Okefenokee Swamp get bigger? U.S. Fish & Wildlife could expand acreage
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in south Georgia may expand its boundary by 22,000 acres. Public input on it has been ...
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Will the Okefenokee Swamp get bigger? U.S. Fish & Wildlife could expand acreage
One of Georgia's biggest natural spaces could get even bigger in the near future. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal that would expand the boundary of the Okefenokee National ...
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Georgia’s biggest wildlife refuge is poised for expansion. Here’s why it matters in Florida.
Water levels, rare plants and ancient fish are among Florida’s natural resources that could be protected by a proposed ...
Georgia's First National Park to be Named Ocmulgee Mounds National Park
National Parks, a vital influence on the American culture have been around since 1872. And while many states in the U.S.
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Georgia’s biggest wildlife refuge is poised for expansion. Here’s why it matters in Florida.
The refuge is within the Okefenokee Swamp: a blackwater bog almost half the size of Rhode Island that feeds the Suwannee and St. Marys Rivers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed ...
10-foot alligator with mangled jaw was attacked by bigger predator, Georgia lab says
A 10-foot alligator that mysteriously fled its “established home range” in a Georgia swamp has been found months later with ...
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Georgia's First National Park to be Named Ocmulgee Mounds National Park
Kim Bednarek, Executive Director at the Okefenokee Swamp Park & Okefenokee ... As well as preserving the wildlife of Ocmulgee Mounds, this next step in ensuring Georgia's first National Park ...
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Okefenokee Swamp at crossroads: proposed refuge expansion faces mining debate
A major environmental proposal has been introduced that could have lasting impacts on Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.