The morning of April 20, 2024, we launched out from the Maul Hammock shelter and began day 2 of our … More
Category: Okefenokee Plant Life
The Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is full of beautiful plants, wildflowers, vines and vegetation.
Swollen Bladderwort in the Okefenokee Swamp
Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) photographed from the Maul Hammock shelter in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swollen Bladderwort is a … More
Reading the Okefenokee Swamp
Have you ever read a swamp? Urbanites like me may have read much about the swamp, but don’t have the … 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
Floating Islands of Trembling Earth
Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: “There are dense thickets of small shrubs, almost impenetrable, except to … More
Fall in the Okefenokee
When most people think of fall foliage, they think of afternoon hikes in the Smokey Mountains or drives on winding … More
Vigorous Prairie Sawgrass
The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More
Clean and Pristine Okefenokee
One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More
Okefenokee Pine and Palmetto Uplands
Not all of the Okefenokee is swamped with water. There are some sandy islands within the refuge and plenty of … More
Okefenokee Prairies and Fire
Like the wide open prairies of the Midwest, the Okefenokee prairies are large, open spaces that are composed of grasses, … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 