State moves forward with conservation plan for former mining tract near the Okefenokee
State moves forward with conservation plan for former mining tract near the Okefenokee A long-running effort to preserve land surrounding the Okefenokee Swamp reached a new milestone this week after the Georgia Department of Natural Resources approved its first purchase of property once proposed for mineral extraction. According to WABE, the state will acquire nearly 2,900 acres from The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that purchased almost 8,000 acres adjacent to […]
