Location  Southeastern Georgia  Covers approximately 700 square miles  Covers parts of Brantly, Camden, Clinch, Pierce, and Ware Counties.

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Location  Southeastern Georgia  Covers approximately 700 square miles  Covers parts of Brantly, Camden, Clinch, Pierce, and Ware Counties

Characteristics  Evidence suggests that the Okefenokee once was home to thousands of Native Americans and an advanced indigenous culture  Contains at least 74 Indian mounds  Nicknamed “The Land of the Trembling Earth”  Hitchiti a language spoken by Creek Indians Okefenokee means “water-shaking”

Swamp Plants Pitcher Plant Cypress Trees BladderwortSun Dew

Swamp Wildlife Alligators Sandhill Crane Anhinga  Otters  Black Bears  White- Tailed Deer  Water Moccasin

Threats 10-week-old blaze that has burned well over half the 400,000-acre preserve.  Wildfires  Drought  Apple snails

References   /scott.htm /scott.htm   02/us/georgia.swamp.fire_1_swamp- okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge-dry- conditions?_s=PM:US 02/us/georgia.swamp.fire_1_swamp- okefenokee-national-wildlife-refuge-dry- conditions?_s=PM:US  dnation/Alien_snails_threaten.shtml dnation/Alien_snails_threaten.shtml