Thanks to the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund, 5 local educators took the trip of a lifetime into the heart of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for an overnight professional learning experience. Stay tuned for the lesson plans these teachers will be creating!#okeswamp #okefenokeeswamp #okresa | Okefenokee Swamp Park

A coalition of environmental organizations delivered more than 24,000 petition signatures and nearly 300 pieces of artwork from children to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office Thursday, urging him to permanently protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The groups, which included Environment Georgia, Garden Club of Georgia, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light and others, called on the governor to support pending legislation to ban future surface mining on the refuge’s Trail Ridge, a geological featur

4.2K views · 128 reactions | Have you explored the Okefenokee Swamp before? It’s one of our Best Trips of the Year in Georgia for 2022! Check out Wander North Georgia's road trip to North America’s largest black water swamp. For the full list of our Best Trips to take in 2022, go to https://www.exploregeorgia.org/things-to-do/list/best-trips-of-the-year. | Explore Georgia | Facebook

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Welcome to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, jewel of the U.S. Southeast and home to one of the world's largest pristine freshwater swamps. A mining company plans to destroy nearly 800 acres next to the swamp — without any federal environmental oversight. Help save this international jewel: https://biodiv.us/3JrOH0B | Center for Biological Diversity