Explore Georgia’s forgotten Maroon hideouts; hidden swamp fortresses where freedom seekers defied slavery and built lives off the grid.

F.D. Roosevelt State Park spreads across 9,049 acres of forests, streams, and rolling hills. The park sits on the Pine Mountain Ridge, offering a surprising change from Georgia’s typical flat ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

AJC environment reporter Drew Kann joins the "Politically Georgia" podcast to unpack the land deal that halted a mining project near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp.

While studying Georgia and South Carolina alligators, researchers reportedly found high levels of mercury which could point to heavy metal issues in swampy waters.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility raises concerns about wasting resources on temporary solutions instead of permanent immigration infrastructure.

New body camera footage shows the moment Massachusetts police officers rescued a missing man from a swamp.

A proposed extension to the Swamp Rabbit Trail is moving forward and could soon connect the cities of Fountain Inn and Simpsonville in Greenville County.