Former head of Fish and Wildlife Service goes to bat for Okefenokee

The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.In a letter to Kemp dated Jan 15 — five days before leaving office to make way for the incoming Trump administration — then-FWS Director Martha Williams called the Okefenokee “one of America’s ...