Okefenokee Swamp
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The Okefenokee Swamp is a shallow, 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida state border in the United States. A majority of the swamp is protected by the Okefenokee National W
Aerial view of wetlands in Okefenokee
One of the canals in the Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee giant hooded pitcher plant
Green-striped grasshopper
Jon Ossoff
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Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. He is the youngest incumbent U.S. senator, and a member of the Democratic P
Okefenokee Swamp
…updated plan would include mining 577.4 acres (233.7 ha) for titanium and zirconium, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) southeast of the refuge. In 2022, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff temporarily blocked the proposed titanium mine after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warned of severe potential damage to the wildlife refuge. On…
Official portrait, 2021
Ossoff speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on November 10, 2020.
An ad from David Perdue's campaign with Ossoff's (right) nose controversially enlarged
Ossoff with Chuck Schumer and his fellow Raphael Warnock in 2021