The Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

Kayak fishing in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a truly unique experience. Not only is it a beautiful place, but it's chock full of American alligators, which adds a new twist to the kayak ...

FILE - A blue heron fishes for food on Nov. 28, 2023 at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston. Travel + Leisure recently ranked it as one of the best places to visit in Georgia. One of ...

An alligator at the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge. A new study shows the gators at the Okefenokee have higher levels of mercury in them than other places in the South. Kristen Zemaitis Researchers found ...

The University of Georgia’s chapter of the Georgia Student Swamp Coalition (GSSC) is fighting to protect the Okefenokee swamp ...

GEORGIA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its “final decision to expand the acquisition boundary of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge by approximately 22,000 acres.” The move comes ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will move forward with a plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge the swamp's supporters hope will help sink a proposed titanium mine, the federal ...

The best way to test a kayak, is to go on a real paddling adventure. That's what I did to test the Decathlon Itiwit X500 inflatable kayak. In this episode of Paddle Tales, I'm getting my first taste ...

There’s something in the water — and in the gators. A University of Georgia ecotoxicology study found there may be elevated levels of mercury in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. The alligators were from ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in 1937, ...