Okefenokee Puking Cormorant

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3:41 PM – As our canoe progressed through the tight foliage of The Narrows (brown trail),…

Borders of a New World

An excerpt from the wonderful nature writings of naturalist and explorer William Bartram, published in 1791: “THIS little lake and…

The Swamp Island Drive is a 7-mile driving trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. It winds through a typical…

The tall tales told throughout the generations have made the American Alligator out to be a fearsome beast ready to…

The Okefenokee Swamp features a variety of habitats within one giant ecosystem. As one paddles out of the cypress trees,…

EXCERPT FROM THE 1875 OKEFENOKEE EXPLORATION BY THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION “I returned to my bed of leaves and slept delightfully, until…

Each Okefenokee morning, the signs of the night creatures are evident throughout the swamp. From tracks in the mud, to…

The guidebooks say that the Kingfisher Landing entrance in the Okefenokee Swamp is the least used boat launch for the…

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “And not the least interesting part of the scene…

There are few places in the world that rival the Okefenokee Swamp for viewing Pitcher Plants. And there are few…