Okefenokee named ‘World Heritage Site’

Though somewhat old news as I write this; to those who fought the fight, it is extremely good news.

Our Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It happened a couple of weeks ago during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea.

Our Okefenokee is in good company, joining such treasured U.S. sites as Yellowstone National Pa…