GA to acquire land once slated for mining near the Okefenokee Swamp

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State of Georgia to acquire land once slated for mining near the iconic Okefenokee swamp

The acquisition should forever protect the once-vulnerable swath of real estate that helps contain the swamp's wilderness waters

Nine months after The Conservation Fund purchased the site of a proposed heavy sands mine on the southeastern fringes of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Twin Pines Minerals for a whopping $60 million, the state of Georgia will now acquire the land for "conservation and public enjoyment," according to the state's department of natural resources. The acquisition should forever protect the once-vulnerable swath of real estate that helps contain the wilderness waters of the storied Okefenokee Swamp. The asking price? Just $7 million.

https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/state-georgia-acquire-land-once-slated-mining-near-iconic/7716260