When the Okefenokee’s time for preservation had finally come, varying governmental departments and environmental groups had diverse visions for the … More
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Time Moves Slowly
An excerpt from my March 2017 Okefenokee nature journal… Saturday, 8:41 PM – I’m sitting on a cot in our … More
I long to see you…
“For I long to see you, …to the end ye may be established.” Romans 1:11 As I sit roadside peering … More
By Assistance of the Red Bird
In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that … More
Alligator Tail
An alligator is a whole lot of tail! Full of muscle and strength, the tail makes up half of an … More
Prairies, Lakes, Islands and Hammocks
Within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, there are several habitats contained within one “swamp” ecosystem: lakes, prairies, hammocks and island … More
Walk Across on Their Heads
A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “IT was by this time dusk; and the alligators had nearly … More
The Same Baby Gators?
A passage from my Okefenokee journal from March 2017 after coming upon a pod of juvenile alligators: At 9:50 AM, … More
Little Houses on the Prairies
AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938. “The prairies – the swamp folk’s name for the … More
DO NOT FEED THE ALLIGATORS!!!
Throughout the Stephen C Foster campground in the Okefenokee Swamp, there are signs warning against the feeding of wildlife. These … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 