National Park Service

A family canoes through Okefenokee Swamp in Folkston, Ga.. (Photo by iStockPhoto.com)

A family canoes through Okefenokee Swamp in Folkston, Ga.. (Photo by iStockPhoto.com)

Okefenokee to be nominated as World Heritage Site

The National Park Service (NPS) has taken the first step toward a bid to have the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.