The Okefenokee Swamp is threatened by a titanium dioxide mine.
The Okefenokee Protection Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 organizations, is leading the effort to protect the largest blackwater wetland in North America. At stake is an incomparable 440,000-acre ecosystem, two rivers and a wilderness destination that records as many as 700,000 annual visits.
Breaking News – Land Deal Protects Swamp from Mine
A land deal has been made for purchase of property near the Okefenokee Swamp where Twin Pines Minerals was planning a mine. This mine could have irreparably damaged North America’s largest blackwater swamp.
The Conservation Fund will acquire the 600 acre tract of land where the mine was planned, along with other land holdings in the area and the underlying mineral rights, for just under $60 million dollars.
