If the Okefenokee isn’t worth saving, what is?
Guest columnist Dink NeSmith writes Alabama miners have done their best to pave a route to Trail Ridge, the eastern lip of the Okefenokee, with dollars, a bunch of them. (Courtesy National Park Service) With a nod to William Shakespeare, the question is “To mine or not to mine?” If you are talking about the Okefenokee, I have made my opinion clear. The humongous blackwater swamp is a treasure, and nothing—absolutely nothing—should be attempted that