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News Articles: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

A rendering from the application shows the proposed mining area, in pink, relative to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Mining Proposed Near Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

An Alabama company wants to mine for heavy minerals near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia. The proposal from Twin Pines...

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Clearing in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Blasts, Bird Calls: Okefenokee Clearing Trails

Visitors to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge may hear blasts among the bird calls over the next few weeks.

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The team fighting the blaze near the Georgia-Florida state line that burned nearly 240 square miles since April now considers the fire 90-percent contained.

Vast Georgia Wildfire Almost Out After Days Of Soaking Rain

A wildfire that burned vast acreage and at one point threatened hundreds of homes near the Georgia-Florida state line has been nearly extinguished after...

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  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press
The West Mims wildfire has been burning since April 6 in and around the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Research Tracks Impact Of Wildfire Smoke On Climate

The wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp has been raging for nearly two months, burning more than 152,000 acres near the Florida-Georgia line and sending...

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In this Saturday, May 6, 2017 photo provided by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge smoke rises from a wildfire east of Fargo, Ga. Firefighters were battling Sunday to prevent the fire from spreading, authorities said.

Crews Working To Box In Wildfire Near Georgia-Florida Line

Ground crews with plows and bulldozers are working to box in a wildfire threatening small communities at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast...

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  • Associated Press
Sustained winds up to 8 mph were expected to keep pushing flames Thursday into areas of swamp parched by drought inside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, where a lightning strike sparked the blaze April 6.

Wildfire On US Refuge Doubles In Size In Less Than A Week

A wildfire on public lands near the Georgia-Florida state line has blackened 115 square miles after doubling in size within a few days, officials said...

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  • Associated Press
Nearly all of the burned acreage has been confined to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia and the neighboring Osceola National Forest and John M. Bethea State Forest in Florida.

Growing Wildfire In Okefenokee Refuge Exceeds 90 Sq. Miles

Officials say a wildfire on public lands near the Georgia-Florida state line has burned more than 90 square miles (233 sq. kilometers) as winds spread...

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  • Associated Press
The West Mims Fire continues to burn across 19,000 acres on the Georgia-Florida line.

Wildfire Burns Across 19,000 Acres On Georgia-Florida Line

An immense wildfire continues to burn across 19,000 acres on the Georgia-Florida state line. The West Mims Fire was ignited by a lightning strike on...

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  • Najae Lamar