Located near Jacksonville, FL in Southeast GA, Folkston is an iconic small Georgia town with a cozy atmosphere that ...

What happens when a community’s quest for survival clashes with the fate of one of the world's most unique ecosystems? In rural Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is at the center of a tense debate.

The Okefenokee Swamp isn't the only place to witness an alligator in Georgia. Here are the best places to see them in the wild.

In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that owned land three miles away sought permits to mine zirconium and titanium.

CHARLTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, announced Friday it has purchased the proposed site of a deep earth mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, effectively ...

There’s something in the water — and in the gators. A University of Georgia ecotoxicology study found there may be elevated levels of mercury in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. The alligators were from ...

After years of effort, lawmakers in Georgia have finally secured a purchase to protect land near the Okefenokee Swamp from a proposed mining project, according to reporting by The Conservation Fund.

There's something in the water — and in the gators. A University of Georgia ecotoxicology study found there may be elevated levels of mercury in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. Researchers from the ...

Josh Howard has been coming to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp for 50 years, starting with his grandfather taking him there, then taking his own children. He knows just about every inch of the place. "We ...