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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is aiming to pave an airstrip in the middle of Ocala National Forest and is facing ...
Ocala National Forest in North Central Florida is full of outdoor opportunities for a variety of recreation. Within its 387,000 acres, visitors can swim in springs, hike part of the Florida Trail ...
The publication explained the Ocala National Forest is the southernmost national forest in the U.S. The nearly 400,000-acre forest is home to manatees, black bears, and rare plants.
As spring is in full bloom locally, and on the heels of the recent National Invasive Species Awareness Week, forest service employees are continuing their efforts to track invasives within Ocala ...
A national forest in Florida offers a wide range of outdoor activities, wildlife sightings, and a break from the crowds of ...
After touring the Ocala National Forest to view work being done by CCC, editor Bert Dosh of the Ocala Evening star was convinced the forest was being transformed into a sportsman's paradise.
In Ocala National Forest, rangers and staff are trying to preserve habitats and ecosystems by encouraging recreationists to stay on marked roads and trails, not make their own.
These plants are survivors," said Hinchee, a specialist in caring for forest stands. The sand pine scrub is only one of the ecosystems in the region.
A brush fire in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, now named the Fernandez Wildfire has burned 210 acres of forest.
Medical examiners are working to determine the identity of a body found in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, deputies said.
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested after nearly 3,000 pounds of trash were removed from the Ocala National Forest, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.