Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
May 22, 2007

Okefenokee NWR and Folkston Post Office Celebrate release of new
“Okefenokee Swamp” Postage Stamp

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the Folkston Post Office will hold a special dedication ceremony on Friday, June 1, 2007 to commemorate the release of the U.S. Postal Service’s “American Landscape Series: Okefenokee Swamp” International Postage Stamp. Speakers will include George Constantino, Refuge manager, and Jennine Badenhorst, Post Master of the Folkston Post Office. The local event will showcase the release of new 2007 Okefenokee Swamp international rate stamp, which features a photograph of the Okefenokee Swamp, taken by Jose’ Azel. The new stamp represents the latest in the Scenic American Landscape series, which celebrates our public lands. Other landscapes featured in this series have included Nine-Mile Prairie in Nebraska, Yosemite National Park in California, and the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina/Tennessee. “This is a wonderful way of sharing with the world the captivating sense of wonder one experience’s every time he/she enters Okefenokee Swamp,” says Constantino, adding, “It’s a place filled with breath-taking scenery and haunting beauty. Mr. Azel’s photograph captures this, and we are truly grateful to the U.S. Postal Service for selecting his photograph to represent one of our most beloved and cherished scenic American landscapes.”