Thanks to the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund, 5 local educators took the trip of a lifetime into the heart of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge for an overnight professional learning experience. Stay tuned for the lesson plans these teachers will be creating!#okeswamp #okefenokeeswamp #okresa | Okefenokee Swamp Park

Josh Howard has spent 50 years exploring Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, home to more than 1,000 species of plants and wildlife. When a mining proposal threatened it, he became an environmentalist to help fight to protect the swamp, and a nonprofit later stepped in with a deal to halt the project for now. | CBS Evening News

Enjoy this close-up video of a large American alligator captured by a frequent visitor of the Okefenokee Swamp! Video: William Wise https://okefenokee.photography | Okefenokee Swamp Park

30K views · 364 reactions | Sights and sounds in the Okefenokee Swamp this morning. | Okefenokee Swamp Park | Facebook

Reminder to join us in the Okefenokee Swamp Park for an exciting new program!!! This special opportunity includes an exclusive 2-hour boat tour all about the American Alligator!! The program will be $50 per person (plus GA sales tax) and covers all of our general admission activities as well. It is being offered the month of JUNE on Tuesdays 10 A.M. - 12 P.M. & Saturdays 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Discover and assist Kristen Zemaitis, Alligator Research Technician, with our ongoing alligator research proj

The 2023 BEST TRIPS WEEK continues! 🎉 We’re sharing our top trip ideas to get you inspired to plan some amazing adventures in the new year. DISCOVER NATURAL WONDERS AT THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP Boat tours, nature shows and boardwalk observation areas dive into swamp life at Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, in southeast Georgia, where you can experience nature up close under a lush and fluttering forest canopy. Take a boat or train tour and explore wildlife on a primitive nature walk dappled by s