Sen. Jon Ossoff toured the Okefenokee Swamp by boat and helicopter last week and was briefed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials there on the swamp’s conservation status, biological and hydrological conditions, and ongoing efforts to assess the potential environmental impact of a mining company s plans to mine near the edge of the wetland wildlife refuge.
“The Okefenokee is a sacred natural resource,” Ossoff said in a prepared statement. “I am grateful to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their diligent protection of this precious wildlife refuge, and last week’s briefings affirmed my conviction they must participate intensively in the ongoing effort to assess damage that could result from proposed mining activity around the edge of the swamp.”
Georgia s U.S. Senators want the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help state regulators evaluate a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.