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

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

Boney Hide of an Alligator

Paddling upstream, against a slow but constant current, the canoe run gets darker and darker. Although it is only nearing … 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

Okefenokee Alligator Farm?

Before becoming protected in the 1960’s, alligators were hunted to near extinction for their skins. The following is a headline … More

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

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