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

Imagine the Pristine Beauty of the Okefenokee

As beautiful as the Okefenokee Swamp is today, I can only imagine the grandeur of the pristine beauty prior to … More

Jean Harper to President Roosevelt

It was a 1933 letter from Jean Harper to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which lead to the protection of the … More

My First Okefenokee Eagles!

I was strolling back down the Chesser Island Boardwalk from the observation tower when I saw a large bird perched … More

E Pluribus Unum Anhinga

During his travels through Florida in 1894, naturalist Bradford Torrey described the beautiful Anhinga in his book A Florida Sketch-book: … More

Baby Alligator Refuge

A shadowed, meandering channel runs just north of Billy’s Lake in the Okefenokee. It is the Middle Fork of the … More

Moss Covered Cove

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

Not a Good Day for Gators

In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that we … More

Okefenokee – For the Birds!

When the Okefenokee’s time for preservation had finally come, varying governmental departments and environmental groups had diverse visions for the … More

Until Next Time

An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee Journal: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – As the afternoon wore on and the … More