Photos by carltonward | The Suwannee River flows 240 miles (385 km), from tannic headwaters in the Okefenokee Swamp of southern Georgia through vast pine forests of northwest Florida before feeding salt-marsh estuaries in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. There has been major progress for conservation along the Suwannee River within the Florida Wildlife Corridor by our partners at theconservationfund and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Through their Gulf of Mexico Forest to Sea Project, they recently announced the protection of over 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) adjacent to Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, in partnership with Lyme Timber, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others. “Conserving large, intact watersheds is one of the most effective solutions we have for protecting the Gulf of Mexico and creating climate resiliency,” said Lauren Day, the Conservation Fund’s Florida State director. “Also providing connectivity for wil...