In 2007, they volunteered at Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife ... They wanted to create “a wood duck paradise” on the river but discovered that wood ducks don’t nest there.

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North ...

A conservation group purchased land near the swamp and wildlife refuge to halt a company's bid to mine for titanium.

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent ...

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining ... stilt-legged wood storks and more than 400 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling ...

SAVANNAH, Ga ... stilt-legged wood storks and more than 400 other animal species. Scientists have warned that mining near the Okefenokee’s bowl-like rim could damage the swamp’s ability ...