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Okefenokee Swamp - Wikipedia

Okefenokee Swamp ... "Okefenokee" redirects here. For the 1959 film, see Okefenokee (film). The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre (177,000 ha), peat- ...

The Okefenokee Swamp - The River Basin Center - UGA

The Okefenokee Swamp, located in southeastern Georgia, USA, is the largest blackwater wetland ecosystem in North America, and the least disturbed freshwater ...

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The swamp is considered the headwaters of the Suwannee and St Marys Rivers. Habitats provide for threatened and endangered species, and a wide variety of other ...

Okefenokee Swamp Park | Explore Georgia

Located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the Okefenokee Swamp Park is a convenient point of entry and a magnificent show-window for this natural ...

Okefenokee Swamp | Georgia, Florida, Map, & Location | Britannica

Okefenokee Swamp, swamp and wildlife refuge in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida, U.S. It is a shallow, saucer-shaped depression ...

Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp

The swamp has a distinctive and fascinating natural history. Cypress swamps, winding waterways, and floating peat mats are a major part of the Okefenokee's ...

Okefenokee Swamp - Wander South Georgia

If you do end up on the eastern entrance of the Swamp, there is a 7.5-mile loop road that you can drive to the old Chesser Homestead. At the back end of the ...

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | About Us

The swamp provides habitat for threatened and endangered species, such as red-cockaded woodpeckers, wood storks, indigo snakes, and a wide variety of other ...

Protect the Okefenokee - Georgia River Network

The swamp was designated a National Wildlife Refuge in 1937 and is the largest NWR east of the Mississippi. Since 1937 the protection has ensured the swamp ...

Take Action Now to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp | TNC

This unique landscape is threatened by a proposed titanium mine at the edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Okefenokee Protection Alliance: Protect The Okefenokee Swamp

The Okefenokee Protection Alliance, a coalition of more than 30 organizations, is leading the effort to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater ...

Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp - The River Basin Center

Geology · Trail Ridge acts as an earthen dam blocking the natural drainage from west to east, · the Hawthorne formation moves water slowly enough that the swamp ...

Human History of the Okefenokee Swamp

Designating the Okefenokee a wildlife refuge preserved the swamp but drove out its residents. Swamp dwellers were told they could no longer kill bears and ...

Okefenokee Swamp

The Auto Tour Route, also known as the Swamp Island Drive at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, is a 7.2-mile paved road, which can be used by cars, bikes ...

The Okefenokee Swamp - ArcGIS StoryMaps

The Okefenokee Swamp is a vast bog inside a huge, saucer-shaped depression that was part of the ocean floor 7000 years ago. The entire swamp is covered with ...

Okefenokee Adventure — Georgia Conservancy

Join the Georgia Conservancy on December 6 - 8 for a weekend exploration of one of the most beautiful places in Georgia: the Okefenokee Swamp.

Protecting the Okefenokee: A proposed mine threatens the swamp

Uncertain Waters. Continue. Spanish moss glows pink over a swampy waterway. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is America's largest ...

Okefenokee Swamp park | Georgia Black Water Swamp - YouTube

Okefenoke Black Water Swamp | Top 7 Natural Wonder in Georgia The video explores the Okefenokee Swamp, a 440000-acre wetland straddling the ...

Okefenokee Swamp

The Okefenokee Swamp is one of Georgia's seven natural wonders; is the largest blackwater wetland in the U.S.; and has been designated a Wetland of ...