Okefenokee land saved from mining will open to the public - Now Georgia

Okefenokee land saved from mining will open to the public - Now Georgia

A kayaker glides on a canal at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. (Credit: Stacy Funderburke/The Conservation Fund) (GPB) — Last year, advocates successfully fought to save a stretch of land at the eastern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp from mining company Twin Pines. The nonprofit The Conservation Fund spent $60 million to prevent 8,000 acres from being used for minerals mining. Now, it’s selling half of the land back to the state and the o…