The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge announced the closure of a trail and parking lot to minimize disturbances to nesting ...

While Delmarva’s persistent drought has brought challenges for farmers and forests alike, it has also provided unexpected ...

FOLKSTON — A federal plan to expand the boundaries of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge received a largely ... the largest blackwater swamp in North America, which is home to red-cockaded ...

Of original wetland habitat have been submerged in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Urban development, agricultural practices, and infrastructure can harm biodiversity by breaking up natural ...

The proposal is for a "minor expansion" of the refuge's existing boundaries to bolster protections of the unspoiled freshwater wetland system and wildlife habitats found in the largest blackwater ...

Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be nominated to join the United Nations’ World Heritage List, the federal government announced Friday.

Each year, the U.S. can nominate one site to the United Nations’ list of culturally and naturally significant sites around ...

This winter the US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to burn several timber, brush and grass filled units on Blackwater and ...

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says he's opposed to strip mining at the Okefenokee Swamp and came out in support of a plan to expand ...

(Atlanta News First) - The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the world’s largest blackwater wetlands ... The Okefenokee National ...