ATLANTA – As the Georgia General Assembly meets this week to continue work on the 2023-2024 term, many in south Georgia and the conservation community have their eyes and ears on HB 71, a widely-supported bill to protect the Okefenokee from mining along the edge of the swamp.
“This legislative session is a critical one for the Okefenokee, the wildlife that calls the refuge home and the communities that rely on a healthy swamp,” Mike Worley, the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s executive director. “We need to move HB 71 and protect this incredible part of our state.”
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