SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Rep. Donald McEachin announced he is reintroducing the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act. McEachin says the bill will “provide local and regional communities ...

The proposed Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area is in the middle of a three-year feasibility study process. That includes a public comment period, which is open now until May 19th.

More than 280 years ago, what is now the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife ... is credited with giving the swamp its name on maps during his 1728 expedition to survey the border line between ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A Great Dismal Swamp Canal Trail boat ramp and parking area will be closed several months for construction. The city of Chesapeake says the Ballahack Boat Ramp and ...

Joining southeastern Virginia with northeastern North Carolina, the Great Dismal Swamp is a stretch of forested wetland that, in hindsight, doesn’t really live up to the “dismal” part of its ...

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 ...