Two House bills, HB 561 and HB 562, are being considered by a state House subcommittee to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from future mining projects encroaching on North America’s largest blackwater swamp.
Two House bills, HB 561 and HB 562, are being considered by a state House subcommittee to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from future mining projects encroaching on North America’s largest blackwater swamp.
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