The Okefenokee is God’s Work

An excerpt from the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929:

“We did everything we could to destroy it. We skinned alligators until we like to drove every last one off. We killed bears, otters, foxes, and almost got rid of them. We went after the cypress and cut down 3000 acres of trees. I was a part of all that. We didn’t know any better. But the old swamp came back. The animals came back. The trees came back. You wouldn’t know where the trees were cut. The Okefenokee is God’s work. Men couldn’t destroy it, and now it is as beautiful as it ever was. It is the most beautiful place on earth. I will do everything I can to make sure it stays that way for as long as the world lasts.“

Thank God for the resiliency of the Great Okefenokee. If man had succeeded in his efforts, we wouldn’t have this beautiful Refuge today!