OCALA NATIONAL FOREST - Imagine sitting on a beach looking out over clear, sparkling blue-green water, the sun gently kissing your skin. Adjust your sunglasses and slather on some sun block. Then ...

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: the Ocala National Forest.

A brush fire in the Ocala National Forest on Friday, now named the Fernandez Wildfire has burned 210 acres of forest. The Fernandez Wildfire has covered 210 acres of the national forest with 60% ...

Explore the Outdoors with WESH 2 News as we look at places you can visit in Central Florida and around the state.

Ocala National Forest has operated at a loss the past 14 years. ... In 2009, a smaller area to the south of the 2006 location caught fire when a campfire escaped, burning about 6,425 acres.

You cannot see all of Ocala National Forest in one day. Indeed, it’s difficult enough to just drive through in one day without stopping.Ocala National Forest is meant to be explored, and there ...