Conservationists Purchase $60 Million Property to Save Okefenokee Swamp from Strip Mine Conservationists are celebrating a win in southern Georgia.

About a year ago, opponents determined to stop an Alabama company from mining next to the Okefenokee Swamp were running out of options. Here's how a deal came together.

A study by the University of Georgia has revealed new concerns over the levels of mercury in the waters around the Okenfenokee Swamp.

After securing the deal to halt a mine right on the edge of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, The Conservation Fund said public pressure played a huge role in scoring a win for land conservation.

Launching a kayak or canoe from the park puts you on one of America’s most storied waterways—a dark, tannin-stained river that flows 246 miles from the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia to the Gulf of ...

The Conservation Fund ensures Okefenokee refuge will remain wild by purchasing nearly 8,000 acre property near swamp.

The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, agreed to pay $60.1 million for 7,765 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp once slated to be a mining site.

Their proposed methodology, outlined in an article in Nature Human Behaviour, allowed them to create a detailed map of human beliefs, unveiling patterns hinting at polarization (i.e., extreme ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling ...