NPCA helped protect Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from the threat of a damaging mine.

The Okefenokee is huge, covering hundreds of miles, but it is shallow — only two feet deep in many places — and it isn’t fed by any waterways. Rain is the swamp’s only source of replenishment.

WorldAtlas has released a list of the most snake infested lakes in Louisiana. Find out which lakes have the highest numbers of snakes.

AI-assisted summary Louisiana has 48 snake species, seven of which are venomous. Lake Pontchartrain is considered the most snake-infested lake in Louisiana. Lake Maurepas, Calcasieu Lake, and Lake ...

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

High mercury levels found in Okefenokee alligators spark concern. Researchers study pollution sources, including coal plants and environmental factors.

There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist breaks down everything you need to know as you get outdoors this summer: ...

There are more than 40 species of snake slithering throughout the state--here's what you might find.

The six-year battle between the Okefenokee swamp and Twin Pines LLC is now over after Conservation Fund made a $60 million deal.

Okefenokee swamp appears to be a mercury hotspot. A recent study out of the University of Georgia reveals alligators living in the Okefenokee Swamp have high levels of mercury. Scientists call the ...

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