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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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Category: Okefenokee Plant Life

The Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is full of beautiful plants, wildflowers, vines and vegetation.

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

Chesser Island, Georgia, Habitat Succession, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pine Upland

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

Chesser Prairie, Georgia, Habitat Succession, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, wildfire

The Pitcher Plants of Kingfisher Landing

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

botany, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Hooded Pitcher Plant, iNaturalist, Kingfisher Landing, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Pitcher Plant

Okefenokee Coppice Growth

In the early 1900’s, the entire Okefenokee Swamp was logged and nearly all the large trees were removed leaving only … More

Blackgum, botany, Coppice, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, williamwisephoto

Moss Covered Cove

There is no solitude like sitting in a dark cove within the Okefenokee Swamp. The dark water of the Suwannee … More

blackwater, Conservation Photography, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Birthplace of the Suwannee

AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938. ​“The birthplace of the Suwannee is in Georgia, deep … More

Cecile Matschat, Cypress Buttress, Cypress Swamp, Cypress Tree, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Suwannee River, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

When the Okefenokee Swamp Burns

Hot summers… extended periods of drought… plenty of exposed organic peat material… and a random but well-placed lightning strike; all … More

Adventure Photography, Billys Lake, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Environmental Photography, Georgia, Lightning, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Prescribed Burn Fire, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Weird Hobgoblin World

AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938.  “In the weird, hobgoblin world of the bays there … More

Cecile Matschat, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Strange Green Land, Suwannee River, Swamp Stock Photo, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

William Bartram’s Cypress

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “THE Cypress stands in the first order of North American trees. Its majestic … More

Bartram Travels, botany, Camping, Canoe, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Travel Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Long Leaf Pine “Bottle Brush”

Before the industrialist loggers of the early 20th century arrived, the Longleaf Pine dominated the upland areas surrounding the Okefenokee … More

botany, Georgia, Longleaf Pine, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, williamwisephoto, Woodpecker

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