ATHENS – Rena Ann Peck, the executive director of Georgia River Network, is the voice of Georgia rivers in many ways. And now Peck has lifted her voice in song in her latest attempt to raise the visibility of the Okefenokee Swamp and the threat of mining to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the birthplace of the St. Marys and Suwannee Rivers.
Peck and musician Michelle Malone wrote “Okefenokee,” a war cry and rallying cry to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from proposed mining. A preview of “Okefenokee” was shared on WABE’s City Lights with Lois Reitzes in November, and a full version of “Okefenokee” recorded by Michelle Malone will be on Spotify this month.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.