The transaction is the largest on record for both the state and the Nature Conservancy, according to Tavia McCuean, the chapter's vice president/state director.
The swamp is one of the state's largest wetlands, second only in size to the well-known Okefenokee Swamp. The area serves as a primary recharge for the Florida aquifer to Georgia and Florida. The confluence of three major creek systems that drain several hundred thousand areas of watershed occurs on the property.
The transaction is expected to close in late summer. Georgia's DNR Wildlife Resources Division will operate the tract as a wildlife management area with a variety of recreational activities such as hunting and fishing.
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David Wilkening
David Wilkening began his long journalism career as a police reporter for Chicago-area newspapers. He became a writer-editor for major newspapers in Chicago, Washington, Detroit and Florida. He has been a business editor, political editor and travel editor for newspapers and magazines. He tried for a while to be a political operative but did better as an adjunct college professor teaching English and journalism. He is the author of several books, both ghost-written and under his own name. He is also a widely published freelance writer who currently lives in Orlando.
