ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the world’s largest blackwater wetlands. Each experience is truly unique, based on the weather, time of year and water levels.

Grab a map from the visitor center before you go ... The biggest reason to come to the Okefenokee Swamp is the abundant wildlife. You are almost guaranteed to see an alligator or two as the ...

A Georgia man's encounter with a mass gathering of alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp that was captured on video has prompted researchers to investigate why so many of them congregated in a ...

Over 400,000 acres in size, the Okefenokee Swamp is an incredibly diverse and ... marker 18 where we see the little paddler icon on the map. - [Ken] Oh yeah. - And yeah, we left Mall Hammock ...

Click here for the full story. Part 5: The question looms: What’s next for the Okefenokee Swamp? The next few years could mean big changes in south Georgia. The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge could ...

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s former agriculture secretary is urging the administration to support adding a vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp to a list of ...

Sonny Perdue added his voice to a list of supporters working to preserve the Okefenokee Swamp. On April 17, Perdue sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Sec. Doug Burgum urging him ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...

A slate of 14 guided canoe and kayak trips, ranging from explorations of the blackwater Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia to whitewater thrills on the Chattahoochee River in North Georgia are on ...