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Okefenokee Swamp earns prestigious UNESCO status
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (68+ words) Savannah Morning News This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE andGrist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, just the 27th such site in the US and…...
Okefenokee wins UNESCO status, boosting tourism and protection
20+ hour, 54+ min ago (847+ words) ATLANTA — Fresh off the world stage with the departure of FIFA World Cup fans, Georgia is back in the limelight with the listing of the Okefenokee Swamp as an international treasure. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization announced…...
Why the Shadowland Giant Lone Star hosta is a must
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (98+ words) Savannah Morning News Why the Shadowland Giant Lone Star hosta is a must As a card-carrying member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the Shadowland Giant Lone Star hosta. Make…...
Ogeechee Riverkeeper honors local water protectors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) Savannah Morning News Ogeechee Riverkeeper honors local water protectors A number of individuals committed to protecting and promoting environmental change in their community were recently honored by the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. The 2026 ORK Awards was held Saturday at Glen Echo Farm…...
Are black bears in Georgia? Here's where, how to protect yourself
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (14+ words) Savannah Morning News...
Pooler buys 35 acres to preserve greenspace
3+ mon, 19+ hour ago (413+ words) In an effort to preserve the dwindling greenspace in the City of Pooler, 35 acres of wetlands and woodlands off Old Pine Barren Road has been purchased using the Pooler Tree Fund, the city announced Friday. Residents of Pooler have long…...
Petition asks Chemours to protect Okefenokee swamp
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (84+ words) Savannah Morning News ATLANTA — People who want to protect the Okefenokee delivered a petition with 26,000 signatures Wednesday to a company they fear might mine near the swamp, asking for a permanent pledge not to. Last year, conservationists assembled about $60 million…...
Why Georgia officials want you to turn off lights tonight
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Wildlife advocates are urging Georgians to flip the switch this week as millions of birds move across the state during peak spring migration. Birds Georgia has issued a "Lights Out" alert for the nights of April 16 and 17, asking residents and…...
Drought means fewer mosquitoes but higher virus risk
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) After a rain, water pools and puddles across Chatham County, as small as a couple square feet to as big as a couple of acres. Chatham County Mosquito Control Department routinely checks in on all of these pools, over 1,100 to…...
Hummingbirds spotted in Georgia as part of 2026 migration. Here's where
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (260+ words) We just got a sign of spring after the first sightings of hummingbirds in Georgia on the Hummingbird Central migration map. The reporter said two ruby-throated hummingbirds were seen in Brunswick minutes after they put their feeders up. These are…...