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- Home - Okefenokee Swamp Park Adventures
The Okefenokee Swamp is a refuge for diverse wildlife and a critical natural resource that purifies our water and provides educational and recreational opportunities
- Okefenokee Swamp - Wikipedia
A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Okefenokee Wilderness The Okefenokee Swamp is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia and is the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the headwaters of the Suwannee and St Marys rivers The refuge provides habitat for threatened and endangered species, such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, indigo snake, and wood stork, along with a wide variety of other wildlife
- Okefenokee Swamp Park | Explore Georgia
Located in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the Okefenokee Swamp Park is a convenient point of entry and a magnificent show-window for this natural wonderland
- Okefenokee
"Okefenokee" was the name used by the indigenous Creeks and was believed to mean, "Land of Trembling Earth" As it turns out, that's a popular but very loose and many believe incorrect translation "Oka" means water in the Hitchiti Creek language and "Fenoke" means shaking in Hitchiti
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