News From the Okefenokee
As a community based not-for-profit nature center with a passion for immersive learning about all things Okefenokee, we are often featured in state and regional news feeds. If you are a partner, a member, a patron, a volunteer or one of our OSPrey Society investors, this section is for you! Enjoy reading about our work and how it impacts the Okefenokee Swamp for the good. Want to be inspired by current news stories that are relevant to the nature center world and environmental education, we have that too!
- Okefenokee Swamp lures you in with its peaceful, haunting beauty, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 28, 2022 - State leaders must act to protect Okefenokee, The Brunswick News, July 26, 2022
- GALLERY: Story time with Okefenokee Wildlife, Coastal Courier, July 26, 2022
- Story time highlights wildlife refuge, Coastal Courier, July 26, 2022
- Chamber looks for new executive director, Charlton County Herald, July 26, 2022
- Muscogee Creek Nation gets a say in management of Georgia’s Okefenokee wildlife refuge, WBUR, July 21, 2022
- 15-foot snake shot and killed by police as it was strangling man, CBS News, July 21, 2022
- Okefenokee mine permit revoked by Army Corps, Hatch, June 7, 2022
- Why the Muscogee (Creek) Nation gets a say on the Okefenokee mine proposal, Wabe, June 6, 2022
- Federal government reverses decision on mine near the Okefenokee, Wabe, June 4, 2022
- Sen. Ossoff Secures Restored Protection of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Press Release June 4, 2022
- The Okefenokee Experience: A tri-county effort to boost ecotourism around the swamp, SaportaReport, Hannah E. Jones, May 30, 2022
- US Senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff is advocating for the protection of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Press Release May 26, 2022
- Fox 31 News Briefing – May 25, 2022
- Okefenokee Experience Congressionally Directed Spending Request
- Okefenokee Swamp Day To Be Proclaimed at Georgia Capitol, Coastal Courier, Feb. 7, 2022
- It’s Okefenokee’s turn to take the global stage, The Gainesville Sun, Feb. 2, 2021
- Exploring Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia’s top wildlife tourism destination, MSN.com
- Okefenokee Swamp Park Video, June 11, 2018
- Okefenokee Swamp Park Expands Operations, Sept. 8, 2020
- Valdosta State partners with Okefenokee Swamp, ValidostaToday.com July 22, 2020
- Okefenokee Swamp Park unveil effort to protect native alligators, Fox28 Savannah, August 31, 2020
- Georgia’s 2020 Clean Water Heroes
- Okefenokee Swamp Exhibit now on display at Port Wentworth Welcome Center, WJCL, Oct 19, 2020
- VSU – Okefenokee form academic partnership, Valdosta Daily Times, July 28, 2020
- UGA researchers work with alligators in Okefenokee, WGAU, Sept. 1, 2020
- Kim Bednarek Named Executive Director of Okefenokee Swamp Park, June 2020
- The 10 best American swamp tours to go on in 2019, The Travel, July 1, 2019
- Outdoor enthusiasts can still travel Okefenokee through Georgia Conservancy program, Savannah Morning News, April 23, 2020
- 8 U.S. canoe trips that’ll transport you into the American wild, Travel + Leisure, August 16, 2020
- Okefenokee Swamp: ’Trembling Earth’ stirs deep emotions, The Island Packet
- Want to see fall colors? They’re in full bloom at Okefenokee, Jacksonville.com, Nov. 23, 2009
- Plan your trip: A guide to the Okefenokee swamp, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 2, 2018
- Okefenokee Swamp Park remains open despite fire, Jacksonville.com, April 27, 2017
- More than a swamp: Okefenokee wildlife refuge still amazes, Jacksonville.com, June 22, 2015
