Georgia governor won t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining
RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press
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1of3Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, addresses business owners and local leaders at a chamber of commerce roundtable Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Folkston, Ga. After the event, Kemp declined to take a position on a proposal to mine for minerals near the edge of the nearby Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest federally managed refuge east of the Mississippi River. Joining the governor are Charlton County Sheriff Robert Phillips, left, and Folkston Mayor Lee Gowen.Russ Bynum/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Thursday, April 3, 1997, file photo, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Ga., is is seen. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he s not wading into the debate over a proposal to mine for minerals near the edge of the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp. The Republican governor took questions Thursday, April 22, 2021, f
Georgia governor won t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining
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A red-cockaded Woodpecker.
When it’s time to nest, the red-cockaded woodpecker gets a little picky. “They need live pine trees that are old and infected with red heart fungus to make excavating easier,” says Chuck Martin, the director of the Nature Conservancy’s Moody Forest Preserve in southeastern Georgia. The endangered woodpecker, also known as
the Yankee Doodle bird for the tiny strip of red on the males’ heads, is native to Southeastern pine forests, which are fast disappearing.
photo: Tim bower
Recently, it has received a boost from relocation programs: Biologists take young birds from healthy populations and release them into pine habitat with ready-made love shacks cavities in younger trees that save the birds the one-to-three-year process of pecking out a nest. “We just always hope the released birds will hit it off,” Martin says; if a pair does, the birds mate for life, and the male will start sprucing up his house in April by flaking off pine bark until