- Media Briefings in Folkston Suspended
Released: 6/27/2011
MEDIA BRIEFINGS IN FOLKSTON SUSPENDED The 11:00 a.m. media briefings held at the Charlton County Annex Building in Folkston, Ga., are discontinued until further notice. The Georgia Fire... - Racepond Fire Neighborhood Contingency Planning
Released: 6/1/2011
For the last few days firefighters and firefighting equipment have been working in the Astoria and Swamp Road neighborhoods to the west and northwest of the Racepond Fire. Their purpose is to... - Racepond Fire Added to Honey Prairie Fire as a Complex
Released: 5/27/2011
The Racepond Fire began May 25 near the junction of US Hwy 1 and Highway 121 eleven miles south of Hoboken, Georgia. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The fire has forced the intermittent... - New Fire Begins Near Racepond, Georgia
Released: 5/26/2011
New Fire Begins Near Racepond, Georgia Thursday, May 26, 2011, 3 p.m. The Race Pond Fire began in the afternoon of May 25 near Racepond, close to US Highway 1 near the Charlton and Brantley County... - Historic Chesser Cabin Protection
Released: 5/23/2011
Chesser Island Homestead and Boardwalk Survives Fires of 2011 Despite numerous rumors to the contrary, the Chesser Island Homestead and the nearby Boardwalk came through the fires of 2011 without a... - Some Public Boating Access Resumes on Okefenokee N W R
Released: 5/23/2011
Some Boating Access Resumes on Okefenokee Swamp Effective 5/23/2011, visitors can go on guided canoe, kayak, or motorboat tours with Okefenokee Adventures tour guides. Okefenokee Adventures is the... - Http://Www.fws.gov/Okefenokee/Honey%20prairie%20fire.html
Released: 5/4/2011
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service
2700 Suwannee Canal Rd.
Folkston, GA 31537
Fish and Wildlife Service
2700 Suwannee Canal Rd.
Folkston, GA 31537
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- Media Briefings in Folkston Suspended
News - 6/27/2011 - Waycross Public Meeting
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- Fire News on Florida Division of Forestry Website
- Charlton County Herald 5-27
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