Josh Howard has spent 50 years exploring Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, home to more than 1,000 species of plants and wildlife. When a mining proposal threatened it, he became an environmentalist to help fight to protect the swamp, and a nonprofit later stepped in with a deal to halt the project for now. | CBS Evening News

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19K views · 520 reactions | Mae and Christian, our Southeast program representative, dive into the blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp and National Wildlife Refuge and discuss why this critical wildlife area is in danger of losing its pristine landscape and biodiversity. https://dfnd.us/okefenokeestorymap #MapMonday | Defenders of Wildlife | Facebook

30K views · 364 reactions | Sights and sounds in the Okefenokee Swamp this morning. | Okefenokee Swamp Park | Facebook

Reminder to join us in the Okefenokee Swamp Park for an exciting new program!!! This special opportunity includes an exclusive 2-hour boat tour all about the American Alligator!! The program will be $50 per person (plus GA sales tax) and covers all of our general admission activities as well. It is being offered the month of JUNE on Tuesdays 10 A.M. - 12 P.M. & Saturdays 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Discover and assist Kristen Zemaitis, Alligator Research Technician, with our ongoing alligator research proj

2.4K views · 75 reactions | The 2023 BEST TRIPS WEEK continues! ...