Ocala National Forest is Florida's inland natural wonder, with more than 600 lakes and rivers, 225 animal species, 200 bird species, and innumerable plants and trees. But the springs and lakes have ...

A proposal to study turning Ocala National Forest into a national park has been met with both support and opposition. Opponents fear the change would increase tourism and development, disrupting the ...

DANGER OF COLLAPSE. WELL, WHEN YOU THINK OF NATIONAL PARKS, THE OBVIOUS ONES COME TO MIND, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT YELLOWSTONE, HOME OF OLD FAITHFUL? ANOTHER EASY ONE. THE GRAND CANYON, 278 MILES OF STUNNING ...

When Florida Congressman Randy Fine offered a bill this summer to study transforming Ocala National Forest into Florida Springs National Park, one of the benefits he cited was an economic boom that ...

The U.S. Forest Service closed parts of the Juniper Springs Waterway in Marion County, Florida, on Monday, after a massive alligator started muscling in on paddlers. Officials estimate the aggressive ...

“Forest bathing” is the practice of taking in the forest atmosphere. The Clearwater Lake Nature Trail is a popular spot with a 1.3-mile loop and other amenities. According to National Geographic, ...

A Central Florida congressman has put forward a proposal for the newest national park in the United States: the Florida Springs National Park. Congressman Randy Fine (R) has filed a bill in the U.S.