US EditionA former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp
- Sonny Perdue, former agriculture secretary under Trump, is urging the current administration to support World Heritage status for the Okefenokee Swamp near the Georgia-Florida line.
- The swamp, a federally protected refuge nominated under President Biden, has been a tentative nominee since 1982 but gained momentum in 2023 as the U.S. Interior Department put it up for consideration in December.
- Covering over 400,000 acres in southeast Georgia, the Okefenokee represents the biggest protected wildlife area in the eastern United States and supports a diverse range of species such as alligators, wood storks, and endangered woodpeckers within one of the remaining pristine blackwater swamp ecosystems.
- Okefenokee Swamp Park, a nonprofit managing tours and concessions, raised $600,000 to fund a nearly 300-page application, with pending steps including an expert site visit before a final UNESCO vote expected by summer 2026.
- Supporters, citing bipartisan endorsements and no added restrictions from designation, say World Heritage status will boost the swamp's profile and preserve its legacy while promising economic benefits to Georgia communities.
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Sonny Perdue asks for protection for Okefenokee
Georgia’s former governor has thrown his clout behind the environmental movement to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, a move observers say will have political ramifications even though the legal impacts are probably minimal.
Georgia Swamp Could Be Newest US World Heritage Site
A vast swamp in southeast Georgia may soon join the ranks of the Grand Canyon and Statue of Liberty, if former Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue gets his way. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is now at the center of a bipartisan push for World Heritage status, the AP reports. Perdue,...
Sonny Perdue backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp
Former Georgia Governor and Donald Trump's former agriculture secretary wants the administration to support adding the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge to a United Nations list of World Heritage site. The refuge was nominated at the tail end of the Biden administration, whose priorities Trump has worked to dismantle.
Ottumwa Courier
A former Trump official backs World Heritage status for the vast Okefenokee Swamp
President Donald Trump's former agriculture secretary wants the administration to support adding the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge to a United Nations list of World Heritage site. The refuge was nominated at the tail end of the Biden administration, whose…
Chancellor Perdue Asks Trump Administration to Protect Okefenokee
ATLANTA – Georgia’s former governor has thrown his clout behind the environmental movement to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, a move observers say will have political ramifications even though the legal impacts are probably minimal.
Marietta Daily Journal
Chancellor Perdue asks Trump administration to protect Okefenokee
ATLANTA — Georgia’s former governor has thrown his clout behind the environmental movement to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, a move observers say will have political ramifications even though the legal impacts are probably minimal.
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