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it’s the largest blackwater swamp in North America, and the lifeblood of the St. Marys and Suwanee rivers.
But the 400-thousand-acre Okefenokee swamp is also right next to a proposed strip mine that opponents say threatens the health of this critically important wilderness.
I’m joined now by three people deeply familiar with the Okefenokee and its value.
Logan Cross, chair of the Sierra Club of Northeast Florida
Joshua Marks, Atlanta based environmental attorney and longtime advocate for the Okefenokee – he joins us by video
And Florida Times-Union Columnist Mark Woods, author of “Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks”