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Yamaha Rightwaters yesterday announced that it donated six Yamaha 6-hp outboards to the Stephen C. Foster State Park located in Fargo, Ga., on the Okefenokee Swamp. The outboards will power the park’s six G3 Jon boats, which will provide visitors the opportunity to explore the swamp.

“Stephen C. Foster State Park allows visitors to experience the Okefenokee Swamp not just by land, but also by boat,” DNR director of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Division Jeff Cown said in a statement. “From our dock and boat ramp on Jones Island, boaters can explore more than 15 miles of day-use water trails. Thanks to these Yamaha Rightwaters outboard donations, more visitors now have access to the beautiful Okefenokee wilderness.”

Yamaha Rightwaters says the Okefenokee Swamp covers roughly 700 square miles across four counties and includes a wide variety of ecological features, ranging from sandy ridges to wet, grassy savannahs and marshes to narrow water channels and small islands.

“The Okefenokee is an ecological wonder, home to an amazing amount of bio- diversity,” John O’Keefe, senior specialist, Government Relations, Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit said in the statement. “The opportunity for Yamaha Rightwaters to team up with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to outfit these six boats with new Yamaha outboards will ensure the public has a chance to experience this national treasure first-hand for years to come.”