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!
- U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine, AP News, November 15, 2022
- Shelf Life: What’s new at Jacksonville Public Library, Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx, Jacksonville Journal – Courier, November 12, 2022
- Trip to Georgia: Things to do, The Georgia Sun, November 11, 2022
- From appreciation to conservation: Nine families’ first-ever camping trip in the Okefenokee, Saporta Report, November 11, 2022
- Analysis Shows Threat to Our Waters from Supreme Court Case, Natural Resources Defense Council, November 1, 2022
- Former Georgia and Federal Officials Decry Proposed Okefenokee Mining Project, Defenders of Wildlife, October 25, 2022
- 15 of the USA’s most incredible wildlife and where to see them, Wanderlust, October 18, 2022
- Refuge names annual photography contest winner, Charlton County Herald, October 18, 2022
- Local voices matter, here in Charlton County and international decisions, Charlton County Herald, October 18, 2022
- Don’t drain the swamp: Annie Proulx extols the virtues of wetlands, The Christian Science Monitor, October 5, 2022
- State board meeting at Okefenokee Swamp draws mining project critics, Capitol Beat, September 29, 2022
- Okefenokee mining opponents express concerns as DNR board meets, Capitol Beat, September 28, 2022
- What would Teddy Roosevelt think about the Okefenokee?, Georgia Recorder, September 27, 2022
- Camp Charlie will allow newbies to experience Okefenokee, Yahoo! News/The Albany Herald, Ga., September 24, 2022
- OKEFENOKEE Heavy & Precious, The Bitter Southerner, September 21, 2022
- NEWS BRIEF: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge fights to gain World Heritage listing: 400,000 acres, thousands of animal and plant species, Creative Loafing/Original Atlanta, September 21, 2022
- Dozens of Groups Urge Interior Department to Greenlight Okefenokee World Heritage Bid: North America’s Largest Blackwater Swamp Deserves Global Recognition, Press Release, Center for Biological Diversity, September 20, 2022
- Secretary of the Interior visits the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Charlton County Herald, September 20, 2022
- Interior secretary visits Okefenokee, The Brunswick News, Ga./Yahoo! News, September 20, 2022
- Clear majority of Georgians oppose mine, The Brunswick News, Ga./Yahoo! News, September 19, 2022
- Georgians want protection for Okefenokee, ValidostaToday.com, September 19, 2022
- Proposed titanium mine near Florida’s Okefenokee wildlife refuge moving forward after Army Corps of Engineers drops protections, Spot on Florida, September 19, 2022
- Visit from Interior Secretary shines a light on Okefenokee supporters, The Current, September 17, 2022
- Sen. Ossoff, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Inspect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Press Release, September 16, 2022
- GA Groups Fight to Stop Mine Near Okefenokee, Public News Service, September 16, 2022
- Share Secretary Haaland Highlights Conservation Efforts, Wildfire Prevention Investments, During Visit to Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Press Release, September 16, 2022
- Majority of Georgians say governor should protect Okefenokee | Jobs, Albany Herald, September 15, 2022
- 7 Places To Commune With Nature in Georgia, Yahoo News, August 19, 2022
- 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
- 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: Senator Jon Ossoff is advocating for the protection of the Okefenokee swamp – 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
