Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cindy McIntyre, 912-496-7836
Date: March 25, 2013
Okefenokee NWR Cane Pole Trail Boardwalk Repaired
When the 2011-2012 Honey Prairie Fire roared through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, it was repeating a centuries-old pattern of regeneration of the swamp and its longleaf pine uplands. But many of the human-built structures that helped people enjoy these habitats were consumed in the flames. One of these was the Cane Pole Trail Boardwalk, which succumbed in June 2011. The wooden boardwalk and its covered 20x30 foot platform have now been rebuilt and are open to the public. The boardwalk leaves the quarter-mile long Cane Pole Trail along the Suwannee Canal and extends north for 100 feet into Mizell Prairie for a sample of the wetland prairie that dominates the eastern portion of the Refuge.
The Refuge is also beginning construction of the three-quarter mile Chesser Island Boardwalk, which was also destroyed in the fire. Anticipated completion date is early August. The Suwannee Canal Recreation Area boat basin and piers are also being rebuilt, with completion expected in April.
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