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Okefenokee bills in limbo at Georgia's crucial Crossover Day deadline
Legislators heard arguments for new and renewed bills over whether to allow mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife ...
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Georgia could greenlight a mine near one of the South’s last wild places
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Charlene Carter’s family has spent generations in and around the Okefenokee Swamp. Its tannin-stained waters are practically part of her blood; its hundreds of bird species her ...
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Swamp creatures visit Mamie Lou Gross Elementary
Fifth-grade students at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary recently had an encounter with animals from the Okefenokee Swamp. Katie ...
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Lawmakers reintroduce bills to protect Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge from mining
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in ...
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Georgia Rivers reintroduces bills to protect Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge from mining
FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in ...