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

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Tag: Conservation Photography

Song of the Okefenokee

An excerpt from Suwannee River, Strange Green Land by Cecile Hulse Matschat, 1938.  “In the evening, or after a warm rain, the … More

Cecile Matschat, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Squirrel Tree Frog, Stephen C Foster, Strange Green Land, Suwannee River, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography

Alligator Fishing Tackle Injuries

For many years now, our first gesture upon arriving in the Okefenokee Swamp is to say ‘hello’ to “Sophie”, the … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, Fishing Tackle, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Pollution, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Watersnake Fight

I was paddling up the beautiful Suwannee, a blackwater river that is born within, and meanders throughout, the Okefenokee Swamp. … More

Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Watersnake, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Gold Mine

The Okefenokee continues to make the news as conservationists sound the alarm against a proposal from Twin Pines Minerals to … More

Bidens, Conservation Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, Mining, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Sunflower, Twin Pines Minerals, Wildflower, williamwisephoto

Rena Ann Peck: Save the Okefenokee Swamp

Editorial published in the Calhoun Times on November 26, 2020 by Rena Peck: Since 2018 when Twin Pines Minerals, LLC, … More

Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Editorial Rena Peck, Endangered, Georgia, Hooded Pitcher Plant, Mining, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Threatened, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Outside the Okefenokee: Greenfield Lake Park

When I visit the Okefenokee Swamp, I expect to see alligators. So when I find alligators in a small, local … More

American Alligator, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Greenfield Lake Park, Local Park, National Park, North Carolina, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, White Ibis, Wilmington

Gator! Danger Here!

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

Alligator, Atlanta Constitution, Conservation Photography, Environmental Photography, Exploration, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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