A reparations package seeks to compensate Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a violent, racist attack on their community ...

That’s because in 1974, after a series of land purchases by or donated to the federal government, it became officially protected. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was born.

Crews from the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge will be on location to burn about 200 acres of pine, shrub, and grassland habitat, officials say.

Morning mist settles over Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Rebecca Wynn/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Peatland restoration is “one of the most ...

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge hosts its 13th annual Birding Festival on April 27, with guided bird and nature walks, bus tours, natural history presentations, live raptors ...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Friends of Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge is one of 25 partners receiving funds to help restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

Serome Hamlin explores the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with Manager, Chris Lowie, to talk about the natural and human history of the swamp and learn how the unique ecosystem is ...

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Manager, Chris Lowie, explains that Lake Drummond is referred to as the “heart of the swamp,” because the water it supplies sustains the surrounding ...

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast forested wetland. It once covered more than around 1,560 square miles of southeastern Virginia and ...

President Joe Biden on Friday began the process of designating the Great Dismal Swamp as a National Heritage Area in recognition of its history and connections with local Indigenous tribes and Afri… ...