They absorb pressure that would otherwise move straight into neighborhoods and roadways. ” — Milton Walker Jr. MARRERO, LA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Coastal Louisiana’s ...

Every part of the swamp, from its largest predator to its smallest insect, contributes to keeping the system in balance. ” — Milton Walker Jr. MARRERO, LA, UNITED ...

After a tumultuous year of changing protections, legal challenges and public comments, the confrontation to protect or develop the edge of the Okefenokee Wildlife National Refuge is reaching a fever ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. – Imagine having a breathtaking national wildlife refuge right in your backyard, where nature thrives and ecosystems flourish. That’s the story of the Okefenokee Swamp, stretching across ...

Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. But cutting off the natural flow of the river with man made ...

A video posted online this month shot by a man cruising in a motor boat showed a stretch of canal in the Okefenokee Swamp with dozens and dozens of alligators — likely concentrated in that area ...

FILE - A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. A member ...

At first, it’s a subtle tug. A nibble, really. With a quick strip set, the line goes tight and the dark water roils as a prehistoric air-breather erupts. The fish makes a few more tarpon-like leaps ...

To David Walter Banks, there’s something special about the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater swamp in North America. There’s a mystical quality, the photographer says, that’s hard to explain to ...

GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project intended to revitalize one of the state’s largest swamp ...