Okefenokee Swamp journal, October 25, 2022… When I arrived in the Okefenokee on October 25, 2022, I knew the lack … More
Author: William Wise
Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have searched with … More
A Dead End Trail?
Off the backside of the Chesser Homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp there is a dead-end trail named Ridley’s Island Trail. … More
Great Saurian of the Swamp
From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “In the late afternoon … More
Okefenokee Fish Crow
Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More
Amazing Alligator Designs: Nostril Valves
The American Alligator is perfectly designed for the swamp habitats that they frequent. The eyes and nostrils protrude above the … More
Low Waters on the Okefenokee Suwannee River Sill
My Okefenokee Swamp journal, October 25, 2022… A few weeks before my October 2022 trip, I was told by a … More
Happy 90th Birthday Mr. Dick Flood, the legendary “Okefenokee Joe”
I made my first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in 1997. I wasn’t able set foot within the refuge again … More
Luxuriant Blades of Never Wet
From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More
Creepy Claws
What lurks beneath those waters? That question rolls in the mind as one attempts to peer through the blackwater of the … More