Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun

Michael Lusk, a refuge manager for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, surveys the edge of the federally protected swampland in Folkston, Ga., where a major new mining operation is preparing to break ground, raising concerns among longtime residents and environmentalists. Credit: Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This article originally appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It is republished with permission. FOLKSTON—As the sun peaked through trees draped in Spanish moss on a March afternoon, Michael Lusk steered a boat into the Okefenokee Swamp wilderness. Across a flooded prairie, great egrets searched for fish among the lily pads and an American alligator sunned … Continue reading Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun