Funderburke said mining along trail ridge, the eastern edge of the blackwater swamp, would have threatened the water table of the larger refuge and severely impacted the flow of water in and out of ...

Schablitsky has been leading the architectural dig in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where the home of Ross, Tubman's father, was discovered in 2021.

The Fish and Wildlife Service said it could buy land from property owners near the nation's largest blackwater swamp in Georgia.

The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge announced the closure of a trail and parking lot to minimize disturbances to nesting bald eagles.

According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the largest congregation of bald eagles can be found at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Oklahoma.

A bald eagle pair and their eaglet survived a wildfire that burned for three days at a refuge in Iowa, officials say. Screengrab from Facebook post by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

At 407,000 acres, the Okefenokee is the largest ecologically intact blackwater swamp in North America and the largest National Wildlife Refuge east of the Mississippi River.

Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest intact blackwater swamp in North America and a critical home to thousands of plant and animal species, will be proposed for listing as ...

Three conservation groups on Monday sued the Biden administration over its decision last year not to restrict the use of fishing tackle and lead ammunition at a national wildlife refuge in West ...

CAMBRIDGE, Md. - The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge turns 90 this year and is celebrating with the return of their in-person Eagle Festival.

CAMBRIDGE — On Saturday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is hosting its annual Eagle Festival to celebrate the wonders of nature and the refuge’s 90th ...