Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexander Ließ/Getty Images Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee ...

The Okefenokee, a vast blackwater swamp, is under consideration for UNESCO World Heritage status, as scientists and advocates ...

"You want to know why I think this place deserves to be on that list?" ...

No need to make the long drive southeast to marvel at the beauty of an Arkansas swamp. Backwater areas at Beaver Lake are transformed into mysterious and glorious swamps teeming with wildlife when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FOLKSTON, Ga. — Between its size and preservation, there isn’t another place quite like it on earth. It’s located not much more ...

Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest intact blackwater swamp in North America and a critical home to thousands of plant and animal species, will be proposed for listing as a ...

Drawing roughly 800,000 visitors each year, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last intact blackwater swamps in North America and is home to hundreds of plant and animal species, ...

Paddling through this most remote and mysterious patch of Beaver Lake is like exploring a southeast Arkansas swamp -- minus the alligators and the six-hour drive. When spring rain fills Beaver Lake to ...

The Peach State offers incredible paddling, but none as unique as the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater swamp in America. OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, GEORGIA: Covering approximately 680 square miles of ...

Hidden backwater swamp loaded with trophy bass and panfish during a remote scouting trip for new fishing spots.

Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America's ...