I have a friend named Sandra Friend. She writes guidebooks about hiking in Florida. Not long ago, my friend named Friend contacted me about a different kind of hike: the hike in prices for using our ...

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One of Ocala’s most unexpected attractions is the Silver Springs State Park, Florida’s oldest tourist attraction. Once a ...

Marion County intermediate and senior 4-H teams recently took top honors in the Florida 4-H State Horticulture Identification ...

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is aiming to pave an airstrip in the middle of Ocala National Forest and is facing ...

The late-night incident in Ocala National Forest marks the third such death from a collision with a bear in Florida since 1998, officials say.

OCALA, Fla. — The Alexander Springs swimming area in the Ocala National Forest is temporarily closed after an “aggressive alligator” attacked a man Monday afternoon, U.S. Forest Service ...

School's out and it's hot as blazes. In Ocala, that used to mean one thing: head to Wild Waters. The park is closed now, but the photo memories remain.

From a hummingbird in flight to up-close encounters with parasites and their hosts, these images will spark the curiosity ...

In recent days there was a 150-acre fire in the Ocala National Forest that led to a short-lived evacuation order for part of northeast Marion.

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Some forests will be more affected than others. The rule impacts 92 percent of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest old growth forest still standing in the US.