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Stephen C. Foster State Park is a 120-acre (49 ha) state park in the Okefenokee Swamp in Charlton County, Georgia. The park offers visitors several ways to explore the swamp 's unique ecosystem . In November 2016, the park was recognized as a Dark Sky park by the International Dark Sky Association .
Okefenokee Wilderness is a 353,981 acre (1,432.5 km 2) U.S. Wilderness Area located in southeastern Georgia in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. It was established and governed under the Wilderness Act of 1974 when 343,850 acres (1,391.5 km 2 ) were designated as wilderness by Public Law 93-429 .
Swamp habitats include open wet "prairies", cypress forests, scrub-shrub vegetation, upland islands, and open lakes. [11] The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the world's largest intact freshwater ecosystems. [11] It has been designated a Wetland of International Importance by the United Nations under the Ramsar Convention of 1971. [11]
A U.S. agency said Friday it will nominate the vast, federally protected wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp for listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The National Park Service filed a ...
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in south Georgia may expand its boundary by 22,000 acres. Public input on it has been extended to Dec. 9.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services is joining Okefenokee Swamp Park in an effort to nominate the swamp for UNESCO Heritage Site status.
Okefenokee Swamp Park gift shop and ticket office Okefenokee Swamp Park 31°03′24″N 82°16′20″W / 31.0568°N 82.2723°W / 31.0568; -82.2723 is located 12 miles south of Waycross , Georgia , United States
The Rev. Antwon Nixon holds a folder with signed petitions in support of House Bill 71 at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The legislation, also known at the Okefenokee ...