Why Should You Choose Okefenokee Swamp

By Laura StrongBianca De CarpioMichelle Mendieta

Swamps are EverywhereThe Okefenokee Swamp is in

the U.S.

Very scattered light is let through.

It has very murky water.

Average Annual Temperature is 68F for Okefenokee, lower than most swamps which are

89F.

Swamps have very slow-moving waters & are

drained for agricultural land.

Swamps introduce color-changing nutrients into

water sources.

Very Complex W

ebs are Easy to Change

There are two carnivorous plant populations in

Okefenokee

Bladderwort Pitcher Plant

Swamps are threatened by draining for agricultural

reasons, causing extreme flooding.

All mangroves use a complex root system to filter salt out and receive enough oxygen

Mangroves provide nursery areas for fish, food for deer,

tree-climbing

crabs, and nectar for

bats & honeybees