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National Park Service to seek UN World Heritage Site label for Okefenokee near Jacksonville
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe National Park Service will nominate the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge near Jacksonville...
A lot more than cars and trucks traverse ‘The Gorge’ | Sam Venable
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 GORGE — If you’ve ever driven this twisting, heart-pounding, 28-mile stretch...
Court order stops horseshoe crab harvesting on dozens of SC beaches, protecting red knots
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSeveral habitats for threatened shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs will be protected for five...
U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA U.S. agency said Friday it will nominate the vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the...
Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA company's plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected...
Lawsuit settlement heralded as a victory for NC’s endangered red wolf population
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 9 months agoUnder a settlement finalized Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider releasing...
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge moves toward World Heritage List
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 24—ATLANTA- Following widespread bipartisan support, the National Park Service announced Friday that it will nominate the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to join the United Nations ...
Okefenokee Swamp refuge will be nominated for high-profile World Heritage designation
The Moultrie Observer, Ga. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 25—The National Park Service announced Friday that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be nominated as a World Heritage Site, which moves forward the proposal four decades after ...