Okefenokee Activities

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

 

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

2700 Suwannee Canal Road

Folkston, GA  31537

Phone: (912) 496-7366 ext. 233

Fax:     (912) 496-7991

http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee

Release at Will                                                         Contact: Art Webster

Date: January 26, 2012

 

Guided Tours at The east entrance of

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

FEBRUARY, 2012

 

 

All activities start inside the east entrance of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, 7 miles southwest of Folkston, GA, off the Okefenokee Parkway South (GA 121/23).

 

The music of sandhill cranes fills the air. It’s a great time of year to visit Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and participate in our guided activities!

 

Saturday, February 4

Digging Through Our Past  

11 a.m.–noon

Uncover the human history and its impacts on the Okefenokee!  Meet in front of the visitor center for this one mile walk along the Canal Diggers Trail. Bring sturdy shoes.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Sunday, February 5

Alligators—Rescuing a Dinosaur

11:30 a.m.–noon

Join us for this popular program to discover interesting facts and learn about one of conservation’s greatest success stories. Meet at the visitor center patio.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

 

Saturday, February 11

The Birds and the Trees

10–11 a.m.

Did you know that a woodpecker is one of the most important animals in the Okefenokee? Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow ours. Meet at the Ridleys Island trailhead for this short walk.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Sunday, February 12

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Saturday February 18

Digging Through Our Past  

11 a.m.–noon

Uncover the human history and its impacts on the Okefenokee!  Meet in front of the visitor center for this one mile walk along the Canal Diggers Trail. Bring sturdy shoes.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Sunday, February 19

Alligators—Rescuing a Dinosaur

11:30 a.m.–noon

Join us for this popular program to discover interesting facts and learn about one of conservation’s greatest success stories. Meet at the visitor center patio.

 

Nature’s Supermarket

2–3 p.m.

See how a variety of plants helped people survive in the swamp. Join a ranger for this ¾ mile hike. Meet in front of the Chesser Island Homestead.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Saturday, February 25

On the Hunt

10–11 a.m.

Come on down to the Cane Pole Trail to see what is happening this winter day. Bring binoculars if you have them, or borrow ours. Meet at the visitor center.

 

Nature Ninja

1–2 p.m.

Do you have what it takes to Leave No Trace and be a Nature Ninja? Join a ranger in the picnic pavilion near the visitor center and prove that you can do it!

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

Sunday, February 26 

Nature’s Supermarket

2–3 p.m.

See how a variety of plants helped people survive in the swamp. Join a ranger for this ¾ mile hike. Meet in front of the Chesser Island Homestead.

 

Struggles, Survival, Success

3:30–4:15 p.m.

For more than one hundred years, the Chessers made their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. If you are curious how they did it, meet at Chesser Island Homestead parking area for this tour.

 

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