Here's what to know about Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp before planning a visit.Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St.

The Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced "Chaff-Uh-Lie-Uh — the "A" is silent) is America's largest swamp, covering almost 1 million acres of wetlands located roughly between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

It spans approximately 1,200 miles, stretching from Florida to Texas, and is home to the largest swamp in America, the Atchafalaya River Basin. Atchafalaya covers more than a million acres of ...

A shareholder resolution urging protections for the Okefenokee seen as a victory by sponsors looking to restrict mining near the blackwater swamp.

Set at the headwaters of the Suwannee and St. Marys rivers in southeastern Georgia, the Okefenokee Swamp is not only one of America’s most important ecosystems, but it's also the largest ...

Landscape in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.