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Okefenokee Swamp Park to seek UNESCO World Heritage Site Status for conservation, economy
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn effort is underway to designate the Okefenokee Swamp a World Heritage Site by the United Nations....
‘Simply too special:’ Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp one of ‘America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023′
WJAX via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA swamp on the Georgia-Florida border has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of...
Public comments for Okefenokee Swamp mining plans are open
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: this article was updated to include statements from Twin Pines Minerals, LLC. The...
Leonardo DiCaprio urges action to protect Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGeorgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the world’s most unique environments. A mining...
Letter: Okefenokee Swamp is too valuable to endanger it with nearby strip mining
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis letter is from Ramsey Nix of Athens Dear Gov. Kemp and Environmental Protection Division...
Okefenokee Swamp mine is back on as Army Corps of Engineers settles lawsuit
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe titanium dioxide mining project looking to operate at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's...
Mark Woods: Drawing a line in the ancient sand ridge next to the Okefenokee Swamp
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the early 1990s, Carr Smith and five friends from the Seminole Canoe Club of Jacksonville spent...
Could titanium dioxide mining impact the Okefenokee Swamp? Here’s what we’ve learned
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the most unique ecosystems in the world, but it could be...
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...
Citing scientific expert’s warning, Sen. Ossoff opposes strip mine proposal near Okefenokee Swamp
WJAX via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also notes that hydrologic models in the Mining Plan “are...