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 ...

For the last 10 months, the decision on whether a titanium mine can be built just 3 miles outside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has been in the hands of the Georgia Environmental Protection ...

SAVANNAH — A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a private ...

Conservationists in the South who are working to protect America’s largest remaining blackwater swamp from a proposed mining project just got some encouraging news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

GEORGIA — As the year comes to a close, and a new presidential administration is set to lead Washington in January, there’s a final push to prevent a titanium mining project from getting closer to ...

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 ...